Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Born: 1973-11-01 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2023
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part II as Nandini / Mandakini Devi
2022
- Ponniyin Selvan: Part I as Nandini / Oomai Rani
2018
- Fanney Khan as Baby Singh aka Sumitra Singh
2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
- Ae Dil Hai Mushkil as Saba
- Sarbjit as Dalbir Kaur
2015
- Jazbaa as Anuradha Verma
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
2010
- Enthiran as Sana
- Action Replayy as Mala Malhotra
- Guzaarish as Sophie D'souza
- Raavanan as Ragini Subramaniam
- Raavan as Ragini
- Endhiran Making of Robot as Self
2009
- The Pink Panther 2 as Sonia
2008
- Jodhaa Akbar as Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
- Sarkar Raj as Anita Rajan
2007
- The Last Legion as Mira
- Provoked as Kiranjit Ahluwalia
- Guru as Sujata Desai
2006
- Dhoom 2 as Sunehri
- Umrao Jaan as Ameeran / Umrao Jaan
2005
- The Mistress of Spices as Tilo
- Bunty Aur Babli as Special Appearance in Song 'Kajra re'
- Shabd as Antara Vashisth/Tammana
2004
- Koffee with Karan as Self
- Bride & Prejudice as Lalita Bakshi
- Raincoat as Neerja "Neeru"
- Khakee as Mahalaxshmi
- Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... as Diya Malhotra
2003
- Dil Ka Rishta as Tia Sharma
- Chokher Bali as Binodini
- Kuch Naa Kaho as Namrata Shrivastav
2002
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Herself
- Devdas as Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty
- Shakti: The Power as Special Appearance in 'Ishq Kamina' Song
- Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin as Komal Rastogi
- Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam as Suman (Guest Appearance)
- 23rd March 1931: Shaheed as Mannewali (special appearance in song "Jogiya Ve")
2001
- Albela as Sonia
2000
- Mohabbatein as Megha
- Josh as Shirley Dias
- Kandukondain Kandukondain as Meenakshi
- Mela as Champakali (Special Appearance)
- Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai as Preeti Vyas
- Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke as Sahiba Grewal
1999
- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam as Nandini
- Ravoyi Chandamama as Special Appearance as Aishwarya Rai
- Taal as Mansi Shankar
- Aa ab Laut Chalen as Pooja Walia
1998
- Jeans as Madhumitha / Vaishnavi
1997
- Iruvar as Pushpavalli / Kalpana
- ...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya as Ashi Kapoor