Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
48 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 1, 1973 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- Also known as
- Ash · Aishwarya Rai · ఐశ్వర్య రాయ్ బచ్చన్ · ஐஸ்வர்யா ராய்
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).
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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).
Known for
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: movies and TV shows
Acting (48)
- 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 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
as Saba
- 2016 Sarbjit
as Dalbir Kaur
- 2015 Jazbaa
as Anuradha Verma
- 2010 Guzaarish
as Sophie D'souza
- 2010 Action Replayy
as Mala Malhotra
- 2010 Enthiran
as Sana
- 2010 Raavan
as Ragini
- 2010 Raavanan
as Ragini Subramaniam
- 2009 The Pink Panther 2
as Sonia
- 2008 Sarkar Raj
as Anita Rajan
- 2008 Jodhaa Akbar
as Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
- 2007 The Last Legion
as Mira
- 2007 Provoked
as Kiranjit Ahluwalia
- 2007 Guru
as Sujata Desai
- 2006 Dhoom 2
as Sunehri
- 2006 Umrao Jaan
as Ameeran / Umrao Jaan
- 2005 The Mistress of Spices
as Tilo
- 2005 Bunty Aur Babli
as Special Appearance in Song 'Kajra re'
- 2005 Shabd
as Antara Vashisth/Tammana
- 2004 Raincoat
as Neerja "Neeru"
- 2004 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
as Diya Malhotra
- 2004 Bride & Prejudice
as Lalita Bakshi
- 2004 Khakee
as Mahalaxshmi
- 2003 Kuch Naa Kaho
as Namrata Shrivastav
- 2003 Chokher Bali
as Binodini
- 2003 Dil Ka Rishta
as Tia Sharma
- 2002 Shakti: The Power
as Special Appearance in 'Ishq Kamina' Song
- 2002 Devdas
as Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty
- 2002 23rd March 1931: Shaheed
as Mannewali (special appearance in song "Jogiya Ve")
- 2002 Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
as Komal Rastogi
- 2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
as Suman (Guest Appearance)
- 2001 Albela
as Sonia
- 2000 Mohabbatein
as Megha
- 2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
as Preeti Vyas
- 2000 Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
as Sahiba Grewal
- 2000 Josh
as Shirley Dias
- 2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
as Meenakshi
- 2000 Mela
as Champakali (Special Appearance)
- 1999 Ravoyi Chandamama
as Special Appearance as Aishwarya Rai
- 1999 Taal
as Mansi Shankar
- 1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
as Nandini
- 1999 Aa ab Laut Chalen
as Pooja Walia
- 1998 Jeans
as Madhumitha / Vaishnavi
- 1997 ...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya
as Ashi Kapoor
- 1997 Iruvar
as Pushpavalli / Kalpana
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
2 episodes
- 2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil
1 episode
- 2010
- 2004 Koffee with Karan
2 episodes
- 2002 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
1 episode