Aishwarya Rai Bachchan[1] (born Aishwarya Rai, Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994. During her career, Rai has acted in over forty movies in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali, which include a number of international productions. Often cited by the media as the most beautiful woman in the world,[2][3][4] 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 came to the attention of Bollywood in the movie 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 next project, Devdas (2002), for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award. After a low phase in her career during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 (2006), which turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008), which were commercially and critically successful. Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Hindi film industry. Year Title Language Role Notes 1997 Iruvar Tamil Pushpa / Kalpana Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Hindi Ashi Kapoor 1998 Jeans Tamil Madhumita 1999 Aa Ab Laut Chalen Hindi Pooja Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Hindi Nandini Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award Ravoyi Chandamama Telugu Special appearance Taal Hindi Mansi Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award 2000 Mela Hindi Champakali Guest appearance Kandukondain Kandukondain Tamil Meenakshi Bala Josh Hindi Shirley Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Hindi Preeti Virat Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke Hindi Sahiba Grewal Mohabbatein Hindi Megha Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award 2001 Albela Hindi Sonia 2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Hindi Suman Guest appearance Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin Hindi Komal Rastogi 23rd March 1931: Shaheed Hindi Special appearance Devdas Hindi Parvati (Paro) Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award Shakti: The Power Hindi Herself Special appearance in song "Ishq Kamina" 2003 Chokher Bali Bengali Binodhini Dil Ka Rishta Hindi Tia Sharma Kuch Naa Kaho Hindi Namrata Shrivastav 2004 Bride & Prejudice English Lalita Bakshi Khakee Hindi Mahalakshmi Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na Hindi Diya Malhotra Raincoat Hindi Neerja Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award 2005 Shabd Hindi Antara Vashist/Tammana Bunty Aur Babli Hindi Special appearance in the song "Kajra Re" Mistress of Spices English Tilo 2006 Umrao Jaan Hindi Umrao Jaan Dhoom 2 Hindi Sunehri Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award 2007 Guru Hindi Sujata Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award Provoked English Hindi Kiranjit Ahluwalia The Last Legion English Mira 2008 Jodhaa Akbar Hindi Jodhaa Bai Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award Sarkar Raj Hindi Anita Rajan 2009 The Pink Panther 2 English Sonia Solandres 2010 Raavan Hindi Ragini Sharma Raavanan Tamil Ragini Subramaniam Endhiran Tamil Sharmili Releasing on November 5, 2010 Guzaarish Hindi Releasing on November 17, 2010 Action Replay Hindi Filming