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The iconic pairing of Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai only a director like Sanjay Leela Bhansali could manage. This 1999 release made Ash a superstar.
Taal is a romantic drama film co-written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, while Amrish Puri and Alok Nath feature in supporting roles.
Raincoat is directed by Rituparno Ghosh, and stars Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai.
Ponniyin Selvan: I (PS 1) is a 2022 Tamil epic historical action film directed by Mani Ratnam, who co-wrote it with Elango Kumaravel and B Jeyamohan. The film stars an ensemble cast including Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Jayaram, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala among others. PS 2, its second instalment released in 2023 and became a huge hit as well.
Chokher Bali is a Bengali film based on the 1903 novel Chokher Bali by Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Rituparno Ghosh in 2003 and stars Aishwarya Rai as Binodini and Raima Sen as Ashalata.
Guru featured her with her real-life husband Abhishek Bachchan. It was a Mani Ratnam classic.
YRF's Dhoom 2 was high on style and sass. Ash as Suhani in uber glam avatar opposite Hrithik Roshan was too good to be true.
Enthiran or Robot is a Tamil science fiction action film written and directed by Shankar. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam and Karunas in supporting roles.
Mohabbatein was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas had Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film was screened at Cannes Film Festival in that year and marked Ash's debut on the red carpet.