Ishwarai

Biography

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan^[3] (née Aishwarya Rai, Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, Aiśvaryā Rai ^?, pronounced [əjɕʋərjaː rəj]; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994. Rai has acted in over 40 films in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.

Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world",^[4][5][6] Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997), and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She gained the attention of Bollywood through the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's Devdas, for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.

After a setback in her career during 2003–2005, she appeared in Dhoom 2 (2006), which was her biggest commercial success in India. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010), which were commercially and critically successful. Rai has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.^[7]

Rai's off-screen roles include duties as brand ambassador for various charity organisations and campaigns. She is married to fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan. In 2009 she was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award given by the Government of India.

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Role	Notes
1997	Iruvar	Tamil	Pushpa / Kalpana	Dubbed into Telugu as Iddaru
1997	Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya	Hindi	Ashi Kapoor
1998	Jeans	Tamil	Madhumita	Dubbed into Telugu and Hindi with the same title
1999	Aa Ab Laut Chalen	Hindi	Pooja
1999	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Hindi	Nandini	Filmfare Best Actress Award
1999	Ravoyi Chandamama	Telugu		Special appearance
1999	Taal	Hindi	Mansi	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award Dubbed into Tamil as Thaalam
2000	Mela	Hindi	Champakali	Guest appearance
2000	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Tamil	Meenakshi Bala	Dubbed into Telugu as Priyuralu Pilichindi
2000	Josh	Hindi	Shirley
2000	Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai	Hindi	Preeti Virat	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
2000	Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke	Hindi	Sahiba Grewal
2000	Mohabbatein	Hindi	Megha	Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2001	Albela	Hindi	Sonia
2002	Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam	Hindi	Suman	Guest appearance
2002	Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin	Hindi	Komal Rastogi
2002	23 March 1931: Shaheed	Hindi		Special appearance
2002	Devdas	Hindi	Parvati (Paro)	Filmfare Best Actress Award
2002	Shakti: The Power	Hindi	Herself	Special appearance in song "Ishq Kamina"
2003	Chokher Bali	Bengali	Binodhini
2003	Dil Ka Rishta	Hindi	Tia Sharma
2003	Kuch Naa Kaho	Hindi	Namrata Shrivastav
2004	Bride & Prejudice	English	Lalita Bakshi	Dubbed into Hindi as Balle Balle Amritsar to LA
2004	Khakee	Hindi	Mahalakshmi
2004	Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na	Hindi	Diya Malhotra
2004	Raincoat	Hindi	Neerja	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
2005	Shabd	Hindi	Antara Vashist/Tammana
2005	Bunty Aur Babli	Hindi		Special appearance in the song "Kajra Re"
2005	Mistress of Spices	English	Tilo
2006	Umrao Jaan	Hindi	Umrao Jaan
2006	Dhoom 2	Hindi	Sunehri	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
2007	Guru	Hindi	Sujata	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award Dubbed into Tamil as Guru and Telugu as Gurukanth
2007	Provoked	English	Kiranjit Ahluwalia	Dubbed into Hindi with the same title
2007	The Last Legion	English	Mira
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Hindi	Jodhaa Bai	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award Dubbed into Tamil and Telugu with the same title
2008	Sarkar Raj	Hindi	Anita Rajan
2009	The Pink Panther 2	English	Sonia Solandres	Dubbed into French as La Pantera Rosa 2
2010	Raavan	Hindi	Ragini Sharma
2010	Raavanan	Tamil	Ragini Subramaniam	Dubbed into Telugu as Villain
2010	Enthiran	Tamil	Sana	Dubbed into Telugu as Robo and Hindi as Robot
2010	Action Replayy	Hindi	Mala
2010	Guzaarish	Hindi	Sofia D'Souza	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
2012	Ladies and Gentlemen	Hindi