In this second part of Bollywood's Top 5 heroines, we profile Aishwarya Rai, who emerged the fourth popular actress in 2003. The unanimous choice was Preity Zinta.

Iruvar

Co-stars: Mohanlal, Prakash Raj
Director: Mani Ratnam

Aishwarya Rai started her film career with a double role in a Tamil film. Her performance was widely noticed and appreciated -- the actress held her own against stalwarts like Mohanlal and Prakash Raj.

Ash did not dub for herself in Iruvar.

Though the film failed, Ash found a strong foothold in the film industry.

Text: Ronjita Kulkarni
Design: Uday Kuckian

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