In pictures: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, beauty queen and Bollywood actress, marks 46th birthday

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Rai became world famous for her beauty and charm when she was crowned winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. She then made a significant mark in Bollywood along with other Indian regional cinema and has dabbled in Hollywood as well. She has been brand ambassador for Loreal Paris and Longines for decades. Here, she is seen in a blue ball gown at her 2017 Cannes appearance

Dubbed the most powerful family in Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai married into the Bachchan family in 2007. Amitabh Bachchan, wife Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan are respected actors in the industry.

Abhishek Bachchan posted this photo from Aishwarya's ongoing Rome trip as a Longines ambassador, to wish her a happy birthday.

TOPSHOT - Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses as she arrives on May 20, 2017 for the screening of the film '120 Beats Per Minute (120 Battements Par Minute)' at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. / AFP / Valery HACHE

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan (L) poses for photographs along with his wife and actress and model Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (R), and their daughter (C), as they arrive to attend the wedding ceremony of Akash Ambani, son of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, in Mumbai on March 9, 2019. / AFP / SUJIT JAISWAL

US actress Andie MacDowell (C) poses with Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (L) and US actress Eva Longoria (R) and her son Santiago at the end of the L'Oreal show during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show at the Monnaie de Paris.

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan presents a creation for L'Oreal during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show at the Monnaie de Paris, in Paris.

TOPSHOT - Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "A Hidden Life" at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2019. / AFP / Alberto PIZZOLI

72nd Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "A Hidden Life" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 19, 2019. Aishwarya Rai poses. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Actress Aishwarya Rai wears a creation as part of the L'Oreal Ready To Wear Spring-Summer 2020 collection, unveiled during the fashion week, in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan leave after casting their vote at a polling booth in Juhu, Mumbai.