Meet the actress who started modeling in class 9, turned down blockbusters with Shah Rukh, Aamir, Akshay, still became a superstar

From being a top model and winning the title of Miss India to establishing herself as a superstar and becoming the first Indian actor to be part of the Cannes Film Festival jury, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has seen a memorable journey in cinema indian She has been one of the most influential Indian celebrities of the past three decades and continues to inspire millions of Indian girls.

Aishwarya Rai appeared in front of the camera for the first time when she shot an ad for Camlin pencils when she was in class 9. She became a top model and won the Miss India 1994 pageant. But even before the beauty pageant, Aishwarya was offered four Hindi films and turned them all down. In an interview with Vogue, she said: “I’m often cited as the person who blazed the trail for beauty pageants in movies, but that wasn’t the case with me. I had at least four hair offers Movies (before pageants) I actually decided to take part in Miss India to take a bit of a break from the film industry If I hadn’t taken part in Miss India, Raja Hindustani (1996) would have been my first film.

Aishwarya made her Bollywood debut in the romantic drama Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya in 1997. The film, starring Bobby Deol in the lead role, failed at the box office. Her first big hit was Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999 and the actress never looked back since then. He has starred in multiple blockbusters over the past 25 years. These include MohabbateinDevdas, Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar. In fact, his last two releases, Ponniyin Selvan I and II, were the highest grossing films of his career. The two films collectively earned Rs 830 crore at the worldwide box office.

In her career, Aishwarya has also turned down films with superstars, such as Aamir Khan’s Raja Hindustani, in which Karisma Kapoor was later roped in. She refused to play second fiddle to Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The role was eventually played by Rani Mukerji, after half a dozen actresses had said no to Karan Johar. Rai also reportedly turned down Akshay Kumar’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa as she was not sure if she would be able to do justice to the role.

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