
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Biography
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born November 1, 1973) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi and Tamil cinema. After winning the Miss World 1994 pageant, she made her acting debut in the political drama *Iruvar* (1997) and entered Hindi cinema that same year with *...Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya*. Her subsequent releases included *Jeans* (1998) and *Aa Ab Laut Chalen* (1999). For her performance in the musical *Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam* (1999), Rai won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She followed this with *Taal* (1999), *Kandukondain Kandukondain* (2000), and *Mohabbatein* (2000). She earned a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the period drama *Devdas* (2002). Her releases during this decade included the Bengali feature *Chokher Bali* (2003), *Raincoat* (2004), *Dhoom 2* (2006), *Guru* (2007), *Jodhaa Akbar* (2008), *Enthiran* (2010), and *Guzaarish* (2010). She also appeared in English-language productions, including *Bride & Prejudice* (2004) and *The Pink Panther 2* (2009). Following a hiatus, Rai returned to cinema with *Jazbaa* (2015), the biographical drama *Sarbjit* (2016), and *Ae Dil Hai Mushkil* (2016). She later starred in the historical drama *Ponniyin Selvan: I* (2022) and its sequel *Ponniyin Selvan: II* (2023).
Filmografi
Bride & Prejudice2004 · Lalita Bakshi
The Pink Panther 22009 · Sonia
The Last Legion2007 · Mira
Action Replayy2010 · Mala Malhotra
Mohabbatein2000 · Megha
Ravoyi Chandamama1999 · Special Appearance as Aishwarya Rai
Devdas2002 · Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty
Enthiran2010 · Sana
Provoked2007 · Kiranjit Ahluwalia
Guru2007 · Sujata Desai
Raincoat2004 · Neerja "Neeru"
Jodhaa Akbar2008 · Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
Dhoom 22006 · Sunehri
The Mistress of Spices2005 · Tilo
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil2016 · Saba
Dil Ka Rishta2003 · Tia Sharma
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I2022 · Nandini / Oomai Rani
Umrao Jaan2006 · Ameeran / Umrao Jaan
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II2023 · Nandini / Mandakini Devi
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam1999 · Nandini
Kandukondain Kandukondain2000 · Meenakshi
Guzaarish2010 · Sophie D'souza
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam2002 · Suman (Guest Appearance)
Raavan2010 · Ragini
Anupam Kher
Harry Van Gorkum
Jeremy Irons
Andy Garcia
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Colin Firth
Jean Reno
Iain Glen
Martin Henderson
Ben Kingsley
Emily Mortimer
Rupert Friend