Aishwarya Rai in Taal
Released on August 13, 1999, there was a new female superstar on the horizon at the turn of the new millenium. The face of Indian cinema changed to a model turned beauty queen. There have been several Miss India's before, but no one like 'the' Aishwarya Rai.
The significance of Aishwarya Rai and her power at the box-office has been underreported - people went to movies (some terrible ones) just to see how she looked, danced, and sometimes performed. She took every critic's note on the chin and strove ahead. As she herself, in her first film, she was being coming to the first lady of Bollywood. She was sensational in Taal - a film of incredible ingredients not the least of which was the music.
1999 was her year, like 1989 was Sridevi's year; a double nominee for Taal and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. (Sridevi in 89 had Chaalbaaz and Chandni!).
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