Aishwarya Rai is an Indian Actress and Model born in Mangalore, Karnataka in 1973. She has appeared in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali films. She mainly works for Hindi Film Industry, earlier she worked as a model and got Miss World in 1994. She made her acting debut in 1997 in the Tamil film Iruvu which is directed by Mani Ratnam. Aishwarya Rai is still leading and one of the highest-paid actresses in Indian Cinema.
She was honored with the ‘Padma Shri’ Award (4th Highest Civilian Award by Indian Government) and won two Filmfare Awards for the Best Actress class. She is married to the Actor Abhishek Bachchan (Son of Amitabh Bachchan). She appeared in over 42 Movies including English, and South Indian Movies.
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Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Iruvar | Tamil | Pushpavalli, 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 Com 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 |
2015 | Jazbaa | Hindi | Anuradha Verma | |
2016 | Sarbjit | Hindi | Dalbir Kaur | |
2016 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Hindi | Saba Taliyar Khan | |
2018 | Fanney Khan | Hindi | Baby Singh | |
2022 | Ponniyin Selvan | Tamil | Nandhini / Mandakini Devi |