Birthday Special: 10 different shades of Aishwarya

In the long tenure of filmy career, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have played variable role but the roles that mantle her foot in Bollywood are always been coveted ones and quite a challenging. Where it is Devdas’s paro or Jodhaa of ‘Jodhaa Akhbar’, she essayed every role with full pride and dignity and totally gets into the skin of the character.
Still at 39, Aishwarya’s rules million hearts. Her beauty, acting and style were never out of vogue or away from the limelight. Her journey to stardom was not too hard nor too easy. She was lucky to bag some very powerful roles.
Here we bring to you 10 films which made Aishwarya the number one actress of Bollywood.
Jodhaa Akhbar- In this film, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played a Rajput princess who gets married to a Mughal emperor Akhbar played by Hrithik Roshan. The film was directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Her act was equally impact just like her beauty. She was traditionally dressed.
Dhoom 2- In ‘Dhoom 2’, Aishwarya looked slim and trim and she played a sharp thief who paired opposite Hrithik Roshan who was also a very spiky thief. It was a Yash Raj film. She was nominated filmfare best actress award. She was seen doing some power-packed stunts.
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam-Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was one of Aishwarya’s most power-packed performances. She not only looked stunning in the film but her role as Nandini stole many hearts. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film shows how a married woman went aboard with her husband in search of her lover. The film own Ash filmfare best actress award.
Guru- In Mani Ratman’s ‘Guru’ Aishwarya plays a housewife and a mother. In this movie, Abhishek enacts businessman Dhirubhai Ambani. Ash plays the role of a Gujarati girl.
Devdas- In Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays paro who loves love Devdas deeply played by Shahrukh Khan. The film is based on a novel by eminent novelist Sharadchandra Chattopadhyay. The film bags Aishwarya filmfare best actress award.
Taal- Taal is Subhash Ghai’s movie where Aishwarya plays a village girl Mansi. A boy from a wealthy family falls for Mansi. The won was not only liked by the Indian audience but also appreciated abroad. The songs of the movie were a chartbuster.
Chokher Bali- Chokher Bali is a movie based on Bengali novel written by Rabindranath Tagore. The film was directed by Rituparono Ghosh. Aishwarya’s character named Binodini and she stars opposite Bengali superstar Prosenjot. The film own huge accolades and Ash was appreciated.
Guzaarish-‘Guzaarish’ is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film. Here Ash plays a nurse Sofia D'Souza who nursed a former magician who is paralyzed from neck down, Hrithik Roshan. It was a very changeling role and the film own critical appreciation. Aishwarya was nominated filmfare best actress award.
Raavan- ‘Raavan’ directed by Mani Ratman stars Aishwarya opposite her husband Abhishek Bachchan. He plays a bandit Jeeva who kidnapped Aishwarya. She was rescured by her husband and a superintendent of police.
Sarkar Raj- In ‘Sarkar Raj’, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays a CEO of an international electrical power firm based in London. The film has all the three members of the Bachchan family, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Bachchan. The film received critical acclaimed from every corner.