Published 13:17 IST, October 21st 2019
Aishwarya Rai and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's iconic movies together
Aishwarya Rai got her first major breakthrough with a Sanjay Leela Bhansali collaboration. Here is the list of Aishwarya and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movies.
Aishwarya Rai is one of Bollywood’s evergreen leading ladies. The actress started her career with the Tamil film Iruvar in 1997 and had her first Hindi film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya in the same year. At the start of her career, she collaborated with one of the most prominent directors, Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. This was a major breakthrough in her career, and she received appreciation from both critics and audiences. Here is a compilation of Aishwarya rai and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s masterpieces.
Hum Dil De Chuke De Sanam
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s romantic drama Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. The film was a major turning point in her career. The film turned out to be a major commercial success and resulted in her first step towards her rise to prominence. Aishwarya won the Filmfare Best Actress award for this movie.
Devdas
Aishwarya Rai collaborated again with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in 1999 for the movie Devdas. She appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in this film. She played the iconic role of Paro, the love interest of Devdas. The film was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya Rai bagged several awards for the movie. She was awarded her second best actress award for the movie Devdas. The film won 10 Filmfare Awards and was a huge commercial success on the box-office.
Guzaarish
The third collaboration of the actor with Sanjay Leela Bhansali was Guzaarish in 2010. Rai played the role of a nurse to a famous magician who was a paralysis patient. Though the movie failed at the box office, Aishwarya Rai received positive comments for her amazing performance.
Aishwarya Rai was last seen in the movie Fanney Khan in 2018. The actor would be seen in the upcoming movie Ponniyin Selvan and Jasmine a story about a 'leased womb'. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, on the work front, has two upcoming movies - Tuesday and Fridays and Gustakhiyan.
Updated 16:21 IST, October 21st 2019