Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Born: November 1, 1973
in Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and ultimately won the Miss World title in 1994. Rai has acted in over 40 movies in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali, which include few international productions. Often cited by the media as the most beautiful woman in the world, Rai made her movie 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 in the film 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 turned out to be her biggest commercial success in bollywood. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010) which were commercially successful and critically acclaimed. Rai, thus established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.

In 2009, she was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Movies for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan...

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Title: Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Character: Nandini / Mandakini Devi
Released: April 28, 2023
Type: Movie
968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Title: Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Character: Nandini / Oomai Rani
Released: September 30, 2022
Type: Movie
The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?
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Fanney Khan
Title: Fanney Khan
Character: Baby Singh aka Sumitra Singh
Released: June 15, 2018
Type: Movie
The journey of a struggling singer 'Fanney Khan' who aspires to make his daughter a big name in the music world.
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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Title: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Character: Saba
Released: October 27, 2016
Type: Movie
Ayan falls in love with his soulmate, Alizeh, but she doesn’t reciprocate the feeling. Later, a relationship with Saba helps him realize Alizeh’s value in his life, irrespective of their relationship status.
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Sarbjit
Title: Sarbjit
Character: Dalbir Kaur
Released: May 20, 2016
Type: Movie
Biopic of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer residing at Bhikiwind, Punjab, near the Indo-Pak border, crossed the border after having a couple of drinks. However, he was mistaken to be an Indian spy and was sentenced to capital punishment. The movie is about the Journey of a woman (Aishwarya Rai) who fights for 23 years to clear her brother's name after he is posthumously accused of terrorism.
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Title: The Kapil Sharma Show
Character: Herself
Released: April 23, 2016
Type: TV
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Jazbaa
Title: Jazbaa
Character: Anuradha Verma
Released: October 9, 2015
Type: Movie
After her daughter is kidnapped, a lawyer is forced to defend a criminal in exchange for her daughter's freedom.
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Title: Comedy Nights with Kapil
Character: Self
Released: June 22, 2013
Type: TV
Comedy Nights with Kapil is a comedy show which provides a distinctive take on the everyday life of a common man as the show explores the story of every household and how our common man Kapil is affected by the simplest issues in life around him.
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Guzaarish
Title: Guzaarish
Character: Sophie D'souza
Released: November 16, 2010
Type: Movie
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
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Action Replayy
Title: Action Replayy
Character: Mala Malhotra
Released: November 5, 2010
Type: Movie
A young man tries to revive his parents' wilting marriage by traveling to the 1970s when their romance was budding to help make it bloom: something more complex than he expects.
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Enthiran
Title: Enthiran
Character: Sana
Released: October 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Dr. Vasi invents a super-powered robot, Chitti, in his own image. The scientific body, AIRD, that must approve the robot, declines it based on its not having emotions and the ability to make rational judgment. A sudden flash of lightning evokes emotions in the robot, and Chitti is seemingly ready for integration into the human world. Then, Chitti falls in love with Dr. Vasi's fiancée Sana and turns on his creator.
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Raavanan
Title: Raavanan
Character: Ragini Subramaniam
Released: June 18, 2010
Type: Movie
After inspector Dev stirs the reign of Veeraiya, a tribal outlaw, the latter responds by kidnapping his wife, Ragini. While she tries to escape from him, Dev fights many resistances to find her.
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Raavan
Title: Raavan
Character: Ragini
Released: June 18, 2010
Type: Movie
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
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Endhiran Making of Robot
Title: Endhiran Making of Robot
Character: Self
Released: February 20, 2010
Type: Movie
Behind the Scenes of Shankar's Tamil sci-fi epic "Endhiran"
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Clerk
Title: Clerk
Character: Herself
Released: January 14, 2010
Type: Movie
Dabbling with the world of fantasy and reality, 'Clerk' is a shocking tale of a middle class average man, Biplawb caught in the journey of self discovery in a peculiar and twisted way. His world is painted with striking shades of imagination and gloomy streaks of outdated labor politics and mundane everyday existence.
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The Pink Panther 2
Title: The Pink Panther 2
Character: Sonia
Released: February 6, 2009
Type: Movie
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.
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Sarkar Raj
Title: Sarkar Raj
Character: Anita Rajan
Released: June 6, 2008
Type: Movie
When Anita Raja, CEO of Sheppard power plant, brings a power plant proposal to set up in rural Mahrashtra before the Nagres, insightful Shankar is quick to realise the benefits the power plant can bring to the people.
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Jodhaa Akbar
Title: Jodhaa Akbar
Character: Rajkumari Jodhaa Bai
Released: February 13, 2008
Type: Movie
A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.
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The Last Legion
Title: The Last Legion
Character: Mira
Released: April 19, 2007
Type: Movie
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
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Provoked: A True Story
Title: Provoked: A True Story
Character: Kiranjit Ahluwalia
Released: April 6, 2007
Type: Movie
Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who moved to London after her marriage with Deepak Ahluwalia. Her husband seemed caring at first but then began to beat her up. He started drinking a lot and sleeping around with other women. he also subjected her to spousal rape. After ten years and having two children with him, out of fear, she sets him on fire.
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Guru
Title: Guru
Character: Sujata Desai
Released: January 12, 2007
Type: Movie
Gurukant Desai hails from Idhar, a small village in Gujarat, but dreams of setting up his own business in Mumbai. After he returns from Turkey, he marries Sujatha for getting the dowry and arrives in Mumbai to start his business. This film chronicles the obstacles he meets, his subsequent rise and the huge backlash he receives when it is revealed that he used unethical means to rise in the business circuit.
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Dhoom 2
Title: Dhoom 2
Character: Sunehri
Released: November 24, 2006
Type: Movie
Jai and Ali return, this time on the trail of an international thief who steals priceless artifacts and has chosen Mumbai as his next target.
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Umrao Jaan
Title: Umrao Jaan
Character: Ameeran
Released: November 2, 2006
Type: Movie
Bollywood film about the famous courtesan of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role. The film is directed by J.P. Dutta and also stars Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. A remake of the original directed by Muzaffar Ali and released in 1981.
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The Mistress of Spices
Title: The Mistress of Spices
Character: Tilo
Released: September 11, 2005
Type: Movie
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.
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Bunty Aur Babli
Title: Bunty Aur Babli
Character: Special Appearance in Kajra re
Released: May 27, 2005
Type: Movie
Bunty and Babli are two avid dreamers. Two free souls born into caged small town realities. They grow weary of being two specks on the horizon. They desire the horizon itself.And so they pack their aspirations in worn out bags, whip a scarf of confidence around their proud necks and set forth. On a journey across the length and breadth of the country, spinning circles around the people they meet.
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Shabd
Title: Shabd
Character: Antara Vashisth/Tammana
Released: February 4, 2005
Type: Movie
Shaukat, a writer suffering from writer's block, prompts his wife to have an affair with a stranger as he seeks inspiration to write a new story. Will his wife help him write his dream novel?
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Raincoat
Title: Raincoat
Character: Neerja "Neeru"
Released: December 24, 2004
Type: Movie
Tells the story of two lovers, separated by destiny, who meet again one day. This encounter allows each to realize the truth about the lives they are living.
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Title: Koffee with Karan
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2004
Type: TV
Celebrity host Karan Johar gets up close and personal with various Bollywood personalities and discusses their major career milestones.
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Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na
Title: Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na
Character: Diya Malhotra
Released: August 11, 2004
Type: Movie
A man and a woman have opposing beliefs about love. He sees her as a friend, but she is in love with him. When the woman decides to marry someone else, the man is left with a heavy heart and wonders if this is what love feels like.
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Bride & Prejudice
Title: Bride & Prejudice
Character: Lalita Bakshi
Released: February 11, 2004
Type: Movie
A Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish opinions threaten to get in the way of romance.
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Khakee
Title: Khakee
Character: Mahalaxshmi
Released: January 23, 2004
Type: Movie
Just as he is preparing for his daughter's wedding, a veteran policeman is assigned to a crack team transporting a Pakistani secret agent to trial. Is the latter innocent?
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Kuch Naa Kaho
Title: Kuch Naa Kaho
Character: Namrata Shrivastav
Released: August 26, 2003
Type: Movie
Raj a mere bachelor, who has no intention of marrying is being convinced by his uncle. His uncle passes on the duty to Namrata a married woman whose husband Sanjeev leave her five years ago. Namrata is responsible for finding Raj a suitable bride, while she is busy finding girls for him, he is busy along with his mischievous friend Adi straying away all the girls by making up wired plans. But Raj falls in love with the match - maker herself. While this is happening Sanjeev, Namrata's husband return and foil all plans between Raj and Namrata.
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Chokher Bali
Title: Chokher Bali
Character: Binodini
Released: August 9, 2003
Type: Movie
A young woman is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies. Based on the novel by Rabindranath Tagore.
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Dil Ka Rishta
Title: Dil Ka Rishta
Character: Tia Sharma
Released: January 17, 2003
Type: Movie
Wealthy Jai Mehta is a young man with a heart that has gold. He supports many charitable organizations in India and one day when he visits a deaf and dumb school, he falls in love with the teacher there, Tia Sharma, expresses his love to her and is openly humiliated when she introduces her fiancé, Raj. Soon after Raj and Tia gets married and are proud parents of a baby boy, Anshu. A heart broken Jai takes to alcohol and one night under the influence of alcohol, Jai's car collide with Raj and Tia's car mysteriously killing Raj and seriously injuring Tia about the head. Tia is treated by doctor, recovers but is unable to remember anything from her troubled past. Jai makes it his responsibility to take care of her, slowly she falls in love with him and proposes marriage. But will this marriage takes place or will Tia remembers her past and takes revenge from Jai for the death of her husband and for her current condition
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Shakti: The Power
Title: Shakti: The Power
Character: Special Appearance in 'Ishq Kamina' Song
Released: September 20, 2002
Type: Movie
A couple visits the husband's family in India and finds itself in the middle of a fratricidal battle.
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Devdas
Title: Devdas
Character: Parvati "Paro" Chakraborty
Released: July 11, 2002
Type: Movie
After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.
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23rd March 1931: Shaheed
Title: 23rd March 1931: Shaheed
Character: Mannewali (special appearance in song "Jogiya Ve")
Released: June 7, 2002
Type: Movie
Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter, is arrested for killing the British official responsible for the death of his mentor Lala Lajpatrai. He is ultimately hanged for his misdeed.
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Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
Title: Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
Character: Komal
Released: May 31, 2002
Type: Movie
The movie revolves around Munnabhai a dreaded but good-hearted underworld don of Mumbai. Once while beating up one of his foes, he sees Komal and is so smitten by her beauty that he starts visualizing her wherever he goes and in whatever he does. Not understanding this new phenomenon in Munnabhai"s life, his men take him to Doctor Rastogi. The Doctor realizes it"s a love virus so he advises him to woo the girl somehow, not realizing that Munnabhai has fallen for none other than his own younger sister Komal. Munnabhai starts wooing Komal but she is in love with Raja, a local vagabond doing nothing except working in a bowling alley as a bouncer. It is not long before the doctor realizes that his underworld patient is in love with his own sister, so he decides to take her to Malaysia and get her married off...
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Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
Title: Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
Character: Suman (Guest Appearance)
Released: May 24, 2002
Type: Movie
Radha and Suraj have been friends since childhood. Gopal has been in love with Radha ever since they spent a few years together as kids. Years later, Gopal's guardian proposes to Radha a marriage with Gopal, and she accepts.
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Title: Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Character: Herself
Released: March 22, 2002
Type: TV
Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.
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Albela
Title: Albela
Character: Sonia
Released: April 19, 2001
Type: Movie
Boy is loved by a girl, but he doesn't know. Boy becomes smitten with another girl, but she loves another.
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Mohabbatein
Title: Mohabbatein
Character: Megha
Released: October 27, 2000
Type: Movie
At a prestigious all-male university, three friends seek love outside of the school grounds; at the same time, a newly-hired music teacher seeks to befriend and loosen up the militantly strict headmaster.
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Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Title: Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Character: Preeti Vyas
Released: August 24, 2000
Type: Movie
Inspired by the Telegu (southern Indian) film, "Pelli Chuskundam," the plot follows the life of a rape victim (Aishwarya Rai). Now, a disgrace to her family, she is turned away from her house after the sexual assault. But she finds shelter in the character played by Anil Kapoor.
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Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
Title: Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke
Character: Sahiba Grewal
Released: July 29, 2000
Type: Movie
Karan Khanna is an orphan and a captain in the Rajputana Armed Forces. He's madly in love with beautiful model Nisha, with whom he plans to tie the knot during his next leave.
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Josh
Title: Josh
Character: Shirley Dias
Released: June 9, 2000
Type: Movie
Two gangs fight for control of the streets: the Scorpions, led by Prakash and the Eagles, fronted by Max. When Prakash's brother Rahul comes to visit, he meets and quickly falls in love with Shirley, not realizing she's the sister of his brother's rival, Max. Though Rahul tries to keep their relationship secret, it's only a matter of time before it brings the gang rivalry to a head.
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Kandukondain Kandukondain
Title: Kandukondain Kandukondain
Character: Meenaskhi
Released: May 5, 2000
Type: Movie
Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors.
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Mela
Title: Mela
Character: Champakali (uncredited)
Released: January 7, 2000
Type: Movie
Roopa, a beautiful young village belle is much loved by the villagers of Chandanpur. Chandanpur celebrates a huge Mela every year and this year, they invite a Minister to inaugurate it. In an assassination attempt that follows, a massacre takes place. Chandanpur is devastated and Roopa's family gets wiped out. She vows revenge. Into her life enter two men, the gregarious Kishan and the volatile Shankar, causing much upheaval in their relationship.
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Ravoyi Chandamama
Title: Ravoyi Chandamama
Character: Special Appearance as Aishwarya Rai
Released: October 15, 1999
Type: Movie
Raavoyi Chandamama is a 1999 Telugu romance film produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anjala Zhaveri, Keerthi Reddy and Jagapati Babu in the lead roles, with music composed by Mani Sharma.
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Taal
Title: Taal
Character: Mansi Shankar
Released: August 13, 1999
Type: Movie
On a sight-seeing road trip of India, U.K. based Manav Mehta meets Mansi, the daughter of a singer, Tarababu. He is attracted to her, and makes his attraction known. She also is attracted to him eventually. Her dad approves of Manav, and both go to Bombay to meet his family. On their arrival itself, they are shunned and treated as second class citizens, and this lasts throughout the day.
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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Title: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Character: Nandini
Released: June 18, 1999
Type: Movie
Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promises of love.
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Aa ab Laut Chalen
Title: Aa ab Laut Chalen
Character: Pooja Walia
Released: January 22, 1999
Type: Movie
An ambitious, unemployed youth goes to the US to find a job and gets caught in a love triangle between Pooja and Loveleen. However, he soon realises that he loves Pooja and reconciles with her.
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Jeans
Title: Jeans
Character: Madhumitha / Vaishnavi
Released: April 24, 1998
Type: Movie
Vishu and Ramu are a pair of Indian twins living in America with their father, Rajamani. When Madhumita (Aishwarya Rai) and her brother come to America to get medical treatment for their ailing grandmother, Vishu and Ramu end up meeting them at the airport. Vishu falls in love with Madhumita, and the couple has everyone's blessing, except for Rajamani, who is estranged from his own twin brother. He only wants his sons to marry twin sisters, so Madhumita pretends to have a twin in order to please him. As Madhumita puts on a charade by creating Vaishnavi, all goes well, until Ramu falls in love with Vaishnavi. Now the truth must come out, before Madhumita has to marry both of Rajamani's twin sons.
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Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
Title: Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
Character: Ashi Kapoor
Released: August 15, 1997
Type: Movie
Grandpa and Grandma Kapoor live a wealthy life-style with their only widower son, Kailashnath and his daughter Ashi who is of marriage-able age. Kailashnath arranges his daughter's marriage with his friend, the equally wealthy Mr. Malhotra's son, Rohit. Ashi approve of this match but would like to evaluate Rohit's personality before marrying him; she finds out that Rohit is in Switzerland and travels there to meet with him. At the airport she does meet with a male and takes him for Rohit and thus both started to get acquainted with each other only to find out that he is not the one she is looking for. Her efforts to locate Rohit are frustrated since every male she thinks is Rohit turns out to be someone else. Her first acquittance whose name turn out to be Bobby Oberoi continues to pursue her until both fall in love. Back in India; Bobby is introduce to the Kapoor family who approve of the couple's marriage.
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Iruvar
Title: Iruvar
Character: Pushpavalli / Kalpana
Released: January 14, 1997
Type: Movie
A fictionalized account of the lives of 1980s Tamil Nadu political icons M. G. Ramachandran and M. Karunanidhi, continuing the tryst between Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics.