Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1973
- Birthplace
- Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II 2023
as Nandini / Mandakini Devi
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I 2022
as Nandini / Oomai Rani
Fanney Khan 2018
as Baby Singh aka Sumitra Singh
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil 2016
as Saba
Sarbjit 2016
as Dalbir Kaur
Jazbaa 2015
as Anuradha Verma
Guzaarish 2010
as Sophie D'souza
Action Replayy 2010
as Mala Malhotra
Enthiran 2010
as Sana
Raavanan 2010
as Ragini Subramaniam
Raavan 2010
as Ragini
Endhiran Making of Robot 2010
as Self
The Pink Panther 2 2009
as Sonia
Sarkar Raj 2008
as Anita Rajan
Jodhaa Akbar 2008
as Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
The Last Legion 2007
as Mira
Provoked 2007
as Kiranjit Ahluwalia
Guru 2007
as Sujata Desai
Dhoom 2 2006
as Sunehri
Umrao Jaan 2006
as Ameeran / Umrao Jaan
The Mistress of Spices 2005
as Tilo
Bunty Aur Babli 2005
as Special Appearance in Song 'Kajra re'
Shabd 2005
as Antara Vashisth/Tammana
Raincoat 2004
as Neerja "Neeru"
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... 2004
as Diya Malhotra
Bride & Prejudice 2004
as Lalita Bakshi
Khakee 2004
as Mahalaxshmi
Kuch Naa Kaho 2003
as Namrata Shrivastav
Chokher Bali 2003
as Binodini
Dil Ka Rishta 2003
as Tia Sharma
Shakti: The Power 2002
as Special Appearance in 'Ishq Kamina' Song
Devdas 2002
as Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty
23rd March 1931: Shaheed 2002
as Mannewali (special appearance in song "Jogiya Ve")
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin 2002
as Komal Rastogi
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam 2002
as Suman (Guest Appearance)
Albela 2001
as Sonia
Mohabbatein 2000
as Megha
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai 2000
as Preeti Vyas
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke 2000
as Sahiba Grewal
Josh 2000
as Shirley Dias
Kandukondain Kandukondain 2000
as Meenakshi
Mela 2000
as Champakali (Special Appearance)
Ravoyi Chandamama 1999
as Special Appearance as Aishwarya Rai
Taal 1999
as Mansi Shankar
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1999
as Nandini
Aa ab Laut Chalen 1999
as Pooja Walia
Jeans 1998
as Madhumitha / Vaishnavi
...Aur Pyar Ho Gaya 1997
as Ashi Kapoor
Iruvar 1997
as Pushpavalli / Kalpana
Credits from TMDB.