Aishwarya Rai's saucy shoot from the 90s

 

Considered one of Aishwarya Rai's most controversial and daring shoots, from her early days as a model. This take on a popular Versace look is... well... 

Look, in the early days, you couldn't take a bad picture of Aishwarya Rai if you tried. So everyone experimented with styles with her - to see if she could pull it off. BTW this outfit was from teh personal wardrobe of Rai... 

Aishwarya Rai with Shahrukh Khan

 

Throwback to the summer of 2000 when the late great Gautam Rajadhyaksha captured the supreme beauty of Aishwarya Rai and the superstardom of Shahrukh Khan, in this elegant photoshoot - which was pre publicity for Mohabatein - which released late October of that year.

Rai's soft makeup that enhances her God-given beauty, the simplicity of her black lace lehenga - which you can see in Humko hami se chura lo... 

Aishwarya Rai

Every photographer's dream, Ash. 
 

Aishwarya Rai styled by Neeta Lulla

 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes 2025: A sartorial relief!

 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes 2025: A sartorial relief! 

After last year's truly disastrous red carpet appearances --and I say this as a huge Ash fan--this year, was a welcome relief. Channeling vintage glamour, Indian elegance and rarefied stardom that's exclusively under the aegis of Aishwarya, all serious, hardcore fans breathed a sigh of relief. Thank GOD it wasn't a an assault like the ill-conceived and poorly executed costume fiasco of 2024/2023... 

Ash needs a stylist and designer not in awe of her galactic beauty. No matter what her shape, size, she's truly blessed/cursed with those looks. 

Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai in Taal (1999)

 

Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai, 26, in Taal. 

Aishwarya Rai in Taal: Styled by Neeta Lulla

 Aishwarya Rai, 26, in Taal: Styled by Neeta Lulla 

Aishwarya Rai's sexy Versace look from the 90s in Bollywood: The Bold and the Beautiful Ms World

Aishwarya Rai's sexy Versace look from the 90s in Bollywood 

Aishwarya Rai in Devdas - the film that took her to Cannes where she was crowned Queen

Aishwarya Rai in Devdas - the film that took her to Cannes where she was crowned Queen of Cannes - unofficially! 

This heavily embellished black and gold embroidered sari was everything back in 2002. 

TBT: When Aishwarya Rai styled herself for a hot Versace inspired shoot

 Aishwarya Rai as a super duper model. 

90s pic. 

See the entire shoot in the archive here.

Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan in Mohabbatein (2000)

Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan in Mohabbatein (2000). 

A huge disappointment of a film - despite its Number One position at the box-office at the turn of the century, the film has not aged well. 

Aishwarya looks exquisite in the film, the music is pleasant enough but from the misnomer of a title - for those who KNOW Hindi, Mohabattein is not a word! 

 

Sitting Pretty: Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai: Now and Then

Aishwarya Rai to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, she's aged with such grace and elegance.

Aishwarya Rai: Cover Girl

Aishwarya Rai on the cover of MOVIE magazine, April 1994. 

Aishwarya Rai modeling Versace - the early years

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai, rockin' some serious 90s fashion.

Guru

Aishwarya Rai in Guru. Gorgeous

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, in 2013. Gorgeous as always.

Madhuri Dixit

 

Madhuri Dixit, photographed by Gautam Rajadhyaksha.

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai, from her early modeling days. In Versace I believe...