Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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).
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Filmography
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Movie · as Nandini / Mandakini Devi
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Movie · as Nandini / Oomai Rani
Fanney Khan
Movie · as Baby Singh aka Sumitra Singh
Sarbjit
Movie · as Dalbir Kaur
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Movie · as Saba
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jazbaa
Movie · as Anuradha Verma
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Guzaarish
Movie · as Sophie D'souza
Raavan
Movie · as Ragini
Action Replayy
Movie · as Mala Malhotra
Raavanan
Movie · as Ragini Subramaniam
Enthiran
Movie · as Sana
Endhiran Making of Robot
Movie · as Self
The Pink Panther 2
Movie · as Sonia
Jodhaa Akbar
Movie · as Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
Sarkar Raj
Movie · as Anita Rajan
The Last Legion
Movie · as Mira
Provoked
Movie · as Kiranjit Ahluwalia
Guru
Movie · as Sujata Desai
Dhoom 2
Movie · as Sunehri
Umrao Jaan
Movie · as Ameeran / Umrao Jaan
Shabd
Movie · as Antara Vashisth/Tammana
Bunty Aur Babli
Movie · as Special Appearance in Song 'Kajra re'
The Mistress of Spices
Movie · as Tilo
Khakee
Movie · as Mahalaxshmi
Raincoat
Movie · as Neerja "Neeru"
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
Movie · as Diya Malhotra
Bride & Prejudice
Movie · as Lalita Bakshi
Koffee with Karan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Kuch Naa Kaho
Movie · as Namrata Shrivastav
Chokher Bali
Movie · as Binodini
Dil Ka Rishta
Movie · as Tia Sharma
Devdas
Movie · as Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
Movie · as Komal Rastogi
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
Movie · as Suman (Guest Appearance)
Shakti: The Power
Movie · as Special Appearance in 'Ishq Kamina' Song
23rd March 1931: Shaheed
Movie · as Mannewali (special appearance in song "Jogiya Ve")
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Albela
Movie · as Sonia
Mohabbatein
Movie · as Megha
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Movie · as Meenakshi
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Movie · as Preeti Vyas
Josh
Movie · as Shirley Dias
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
Movie · as Sahiba Grewal
Mela
Movie · as Champakali (Special Appearance)
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Movie · as Nandini
Taal
Movie · as Mansi Shankar
Aa ab Laut Chalen
Movie · as Pooja Walia
Ravoyi Chandamama
Movie · as Special Appearance as Aishwarya Rai
Jeans
Movie · as Madhumitha / Vaishnavi
Iruvar
Movie · as Pushpavalli / Kalpana
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
Movie · as Ashi Kapoor