Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world" made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar 1997, and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans 1998 She gained the attetion of Bollywood through the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam 1999, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's Devdas, for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award.
After a setback in her career during 2003–2005, she appeared in Dhoom 2 2006, which was her biggest commercial success in India. She later appeared in films like Guru 2007, Jodhaa Akbar 2008and Enthiran 2010, which were commercially and critically successful. Rai has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood
Rai's off-screen roles include duties as brand ambassador for various charity organisations and campaigns. She is married to fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan. In 2009 she was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award given by the Government of India.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Modelling career
3 Film career
3.1 Early career 1997–98
3.2 Success 1999–2002
3.3 Setback 2003–0
3.4 Recent work 2006–present
4 Social work
5 Personal life
6 Awards and honours
7 Filmography
8 See also
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
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