In her 13 year career Aishwarya has played roles ranging from a village belle to a master thief. She's been nominated for Filmfare Best Actress 8 times and has won twice. These are the roles we'll always remember her for – keep them coming, Ash
Her very first role was village belle Pushpa opposite Mohanlal in Mani Ratnam's Iruvar. The movie swept awards ceremonies, winning at the Belgrade Festival, 2 National Awards and 2 Filmfare South Awards
Her Bollywood debut in Aur Pyar Ho Gaya had her playing the headstrong, urban Ashi who falls in love with Bobby Deol. The box office all but passed this movie by but Ash was clearly a star in the making
Caught in the Middle: Her first Bollywood hit was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in which she was sublime as the musical Nandini, in love with city boy Salman but forced to marry Ajay Devgn
She was back with Akshaye Khanna in Taal, in which she plays Mansi from a small Chamba village who makes it big as a dancer in Mumbai. Taal made it to the top 20 list on US magazine Variety and also earned Ash a Filmfare Best Actress nomination
Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke was the first movie that Ash made with future husband Abhishek. She plays a shy, intelligent girl in the movie – sadly, their chemistry-to-be was entirely M.I.A in this one
An adaptation of the short story The Gift of the Magi by O Henry, Raincoat is a story of two lovers Ash and Ajay Devgn, who are separated by the destiny.
