An Incredible Beauty

How strikingly gorgeous is Aishwarya Rai? It's almost painful!

Rai was photographed at the London photocall for her latest movie - "Provoked" - based on the true story of a Punjabi woman named Kiranjit Ahluwalia who leaves India to marry a London-based guy, only to be badly abused. She ended up in prison for murdering her abusive husband but "found freedom" in prison.

The beauty of Ms. Rai helped her to win the Miss World title in 1994. She has been linked to Bollywood celebrity Abhishek Bachchan after frequently being seen in public with Bachchan and his family - the couple finally announced their engagement on January 14 ('97). Word is that they will we on April 19th.