Lisa Ray was finishing high school in Canada with aspirations of majoring in Journalism at University when a celebrated fashion magazine approached her to model for them, and she ended up on the cover. This catapulted her into a state of instant celebrity. Her high-profile career got her noticed by Indian filmmakers, but she refused many offers until the offbeat _Kasoor . She has since carved out a challenging variety of characterizations- everything from a farm girl to a femme fatale- which is a testament to her adaptability and desire for challenge.
Voted Star of the Future at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival.
Is of Indian and Polish descent.
Is fluent in Hindi, although it is not her first language.
Named one of the top-10 most beautiful Indian women of the millennium by the Daily Times of India.
Lived in London for three years while attending drama school.
Cut off her waist length hair for her role in Water. It was done while filming a scene.
Trained for 5 months in mime in London.
Declared one of the most beautiful women on film by Ebert and Roeper in a 2007 review of Water.
Features in Canadian edition of Hello magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People of the country, May 2009.
Was strongly considered for the Bond Girl role of Camille in Quantam of Solace.
Was diagnosed with multiple myeloma on June 23rd, 2009.
(March 2008) Based in Toronto and Los Angeles
Was engaged to model Vishesh Uppal in 1993. He was a NRI from Australia who came to India to model and act.He was signed for Achha Anand film Shaksiyat. The film got shelves due to a fight he had with the producer . Next he signed Mrithunjaya opposite Tisca Chopra. That also got shelved. Vishesh was previously engaged to Deepti Bhatnagar and Madhuvanti (Sister of Bhagyashree).
Lisa Ray was signed for the film Dus,but later replaced by Karishma Kapoor. Lisas inability to speak Hindi was causing a problem. Karishma Kapoor later exited the film and Shilpa Shetty was signed.
Signed for the film Raaz but opted out.
Starred in the shelved movie Jungle: This was to be Sanjays debut film as producer, directed by Rahul Rawail and with Lisa Ray (replaced by Tisca Chopra) in the female lead. But the project didnt promise to fulfill Sanjays expectations so in 1991, he cancelled it.One of the reasonss were Lisa Ray unable to learn any Hindi.
The story of my so-called affair with Sanjay Dutt came as a shock to me.
I believe in destiny.
