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In 1994, Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World title and received a warm welcome in India. A video showing her meeting Sonia Gandhi and President Shankar Dayal Sharma surfaced, capturing her joyful return.

Aishwarya Rai is one of the biggest actresses we have ... role of Memsaab but she rejected it due to commitment to the Miss World pageant 1994. While speaking to Bollywood Hungama, he said ...