...1997 Iruvar She made her big screen debut in Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar. The film didn’t do too well, but Aishwarya was on her way to her Bollywood debut in Aur Pyar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol. This too flopped.
1999: Ash meets Salman on the sets
...1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Aishwarya hit the big time with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s love triangle epic. In the film, Salman Khan was the losing lover. Taal, which followed soon after, made her Bollywood’s No. 1 female star.
2002: Producers begin to rethink about casting Ash
...2002 Showdown Shahrukh Khan dropped her from his film Chalte Chalte after Salman dragged her away from the film’s shooting.
2003, Salman & Oberoi’s Fight & Aishwarya gets hurt
...2003 Globalisation Even as her messy private life hits the headlines, she begins negotiations to star in the next Bond film, and is chosen as a jury member for Cannes.
