Fan made Iruvar poster: Aishwarya Rai's first film. Ever.

 

Fan made Iruvar poster: Aishwarya Rai's first film. Ever.

The Aishwarya Rai centrefold: October 1996

Even before her first film hit the cinemas, Aishwarya Rai was the centrefold or cover of innumerable magazines. 

Showtime, October 1996, gorgeous Aishwarya photographed by Rakesh Shreshta, the bizarre orange fuzz outfit by Rocky S, Makeup by Bharat Godambe and hair by Doris. 

 

Aishwarya Rai for L'Oreal: Minimal makeup, maximum impact

 Aishwarya Rai for L'Oreal: Minimal makeup, maximum impact 

Star kids: Janhvi Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor-Ahuja

 Star kids: Janhvi Kapoor, Sonam 

Gemini Ganesh with his daughters: Rekha standing out as usual

Gemini Ganesh with his daughters: Rekha standing out as usual 
 

The perfection of Rekha in Silsila

 The perfection of Rekha in Silsila 

Stunning Aishwarya Rai in Dil Ka Rishta

Stunning Aishwarya Rai in Dil Ka Rishta

Though she danced beautifully, looked incredible and the visuls of this entire song are so striking, there was something shrill in the pitch and tone of this screeching song Dayia dayia re... 

Have seen it often - with the volume on low.... 

Aishwarya Rai for L'Oreal

Aishwarya Rai for L'Oreal 
 

Popular on (and off?) screen couples of Bollywood.

Some of the most memorable duos in Bollywood, on screen, off screen (some alleged) couples that made movies magical, clockwise, top left onwards; Raj Babbar and Smita Patil, Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deol, Mandakini and Govinda, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Mithun and Sridevi.   
 

Aishwarya Rai in Shabd (2005)

She sure looked great in this pretentious flop, Aishwarya Rai, 32, in Shabd (2005). 

The styling was great - very different for Ash at the time.