Best Acting by Aishwarya
In no particular order, these are her Most Laudable Performances from the start of her acting career in 1997 up until 2015...
My selections were based on:
1. Versatility (ability to disappear into each character without reminding you of the last role she played)
2. Performance (Acting)
3. Content (Character)
4. Screen Presence
5. Expression
My selections were based on:
1. Versatility (ability to disappear into each character without reminding you of the last role she played)
2. Performance (Acting)
3. Content (Character)
4. Screen Presence
5. Expression
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- DirectorJag MundhraStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanMichael WatsonMiranda RichardsonBased on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman, who was abused by her husband for 10 years. After killing her husband in self-defense, Ahluwalia is imprisoned as those close to her fight to set her free.Based on a true story of a woman who lights her husband on fire in the middle of the night after enduring years of physical and emotional abuse.
- DirectorJ.P. DuttaStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanShabana AzmiSuniel ShettyJ.P. Dutta's adaption of the Urdu novel "Umrao Jan Ada" by Mirza Haadi Ruswa (1905).A re-telling of the 1981 Rekha vehicle of the same name. Critically acclaimed though a dud at the box-office.
- DirectorRajiv MenonStarsAjith KumarTabuMammoottyAn Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" focusing on two sisters of opposing temperaments.An Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's novel 'Sense and Sensibility' with Aishwarya in the Marianne Dashwood role.
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsMartin HendersonAishwarya Rai BachchanNadira BabbarA modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.Aishwarya's second Jane Austen character, here she plays the Elizabeth Bennet role in this Bollywood re-telling of 'Pride and Prejudice'.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanSalman KhanAjay DevgnNandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promises of love.Amazing love story about two young lovers whose relationship is tested by the confines of tradition.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsShah Rukh KhanMadhuri DixitAishwarya Rai BachchanAfter his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.Two lovers who can never ever be together. This was the 'Titanic' of Bollywood.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsHrithik RoshanAishwarya Rai BachchanSonu SoodA sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha.The love story between a Hindu Rajput Princess and a Muslim Emperor.
- DirectorSanjay GadhviStarsHrithik RoshanAbhishek BachchanAishwarya Rai BachchanBack in action DHOOM:2 reinvents the action comedy genre and propels it into the 21st century. Go on and enjoy the ride once again with Jai and Ali.One of her most commercially successful films to date which also marked her foray into the sexy avatar arena as she essayed the role of Sunehri, a cat burglar. The fact that Aishwarya (who had pretty much maintained a good girl image up until this film) could sashay around in ultra mini skirts and other skimpy clothing, engage in innuendo and not to mention lock lips with her co-star(Hrithik Roshan) made this the most talked about film of its time.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsHrithik RoshanAishwarya Rai BachchanShernaz PatelEthan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.Amazing performances by the two leads; Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan in their third film together.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsAbhishek BachchanAishwarya Rai BachchanGovindaA bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.I've lost count of how many films she has done with her husband Abhishek Bachchan (yes, he's in this one too) more importantly, she has acted very well here as the kidnapped wife of a police officer(Vikram) by a local Robin Hood type goon(Abhishek Bachchan).
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMithun ChakrabortyAbhishek BachchanAishwarya Rai BachchanA villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.Great music, great acting.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsAmitabh BachchanAbhishek BachchanAishwarya Rai BachchanAn even more powerful gang emerges to wipe out Sarkar from the playground. A power plant proposal becomes a cause for greater political turmoil around him. What happens to the Family?Aishwarya goes corporate in this very politically driven film.
- DirectorLeena YadavStarsSanjay DuttAishwarya Rai BachchanZayed KhanWhen a novelist seeks inspiration by urging his wife to have an affair, the line between his story and reality is blurred.A writer (Sanjay Dutt) attempts to claim success for the second time in his career by writing a novel in which an extremely beautiful woman cheats on her husband with her co-worker. To get inspired, he encourages his own wife (Aishwarya Rai) to entertain the advances of a much younger male colleague (Zayed Khan) who has just arrived to teach art at her school.
- DirectorMansoor KhanStarsShah Rukh KhanAishwarya Rai BachchanChandrachur SinghMax, who lives with his twin sister Shirley in Goa, is enraged when he finds out that she has fallen in love with Rahul, his bitter rival Prakash's younger brother.West Side Story...Bollywood Style. Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan play twins.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAmitabh BachchanAkshay KumarAjay DevgnA team of police force escorts an alleged terrorist from Chandangarh to Mumbai. However their trip turns into a deadly survival when an ex-cop tries to stop them to reach Mumbai.An awesome cops and robbers style film with a twist you would never see coming. Great cast, great acting.
- DirectorAditya ChopraStarsAmitabh BachchanShah Rukh KhanUday ChopraA film about the battle between love and fear, between two stubborn men and their opposing beliefs and the outcome of the love stories of 3 couples.Great story about the power of love.
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsAkshaye KhannaAnil KapoorAishwarya Rai BachchanBusinessman Manav falls for aspiring singer Mansi, but their romance faces an uphill climb when Manav must depart and Mansi's suave manager moves in.A very commercial film in every sense of the word, the script was a bit tedious but the acting was on point. Great music by AR Rahman and awesome dancing by Aishwarya Rai.
- DirectorRituparno GhoshStarsAjay DevgnAishwarya Rai BachchanAnnu KapoorAll he wanted was to see her just once. Manu was from a village in the backwoods. Neeru was the girl next door, his lost love.A nice little movie about unrequited love and keeping up appearances.
- DirectorRituparno GhoshStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanPrasenjit ChatterjeeRaima SenBinodini is a young widow who lives with a woman and her son, Mahendra, who had once refused to marry her. Their lives are thrown into disarray when there is deceit and adultery between Binodini, Mahendra, his wife and his friend.The tale of a woman who is widowed shortly after her marriage to a much older man.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsVikramAishwarya Rai BachchanPrithviraj SukumaranA bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.The Tamil version of Raavan. I enjoyed this version better than the Hindi one and yes, Aishwarya is in both films, playing the same character.
- DirectorSanjay GuptaStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanIrrfan KhanShabana AzmiTensions arise when the daughter of nation's best lawyer is kidnapped. Now she'll have to save a rapist from death sentence, as ransom, within 4 days.her comeback film, a remake of the Korean action thriller 'Seven Days'