Dil Ka Rishta, a Hindi film, musical-romantic-drama [ah Bollywood, why be one genre when you can be three?!], led by Aishwarya Rai, Arjun Rampal, and Priyanshu Chatterjee was released on January 17, 2003. With hit music by Nadeem Shravan and Rai looking ever-so-dreamy, there was tremendous buzz around the film.
Aishwarya Rai was 29 years old during the film's release, principal involvement and production. The movie was co-produced by the Rai family and famously written by Rai's mother Vrinda. The film had a budget of around ₹8.25 crore, was shot extensively in South Africa and Mumbai, and collected approximately ₹14.6 crore worldwide. Initially written off as a flop, the film more than recovered on investment.
In 2003, Aishwarya Rai had three film releases; Dil Ka Rishta (January 2003, Hindi)
Chokher Bali (a Bengali film, a modest budget sleeper hit + critical success) and Kuch Naa Kaho (another Hindi musical-romantic-drama, also broke even).
The year she turned 30, Aishwarya Rai was already a Bonafide superstar who could lead a film, and more importantly, open a film and justify the title of being the highest paid Indian actress of the year.
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