Happy Birthday, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Top 5 box office hits of the actress

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan needs no introduction as the mesmerising diva, who started her career by winning the prestigious Miss World 1994 crown to becoming a successful actress and a global icon.

Not only Bollywood, but Aishwarya, who turns a year older today has worked in several Hollywood projects as well. While fans have flooded social media with sweet birthday posts for Aishwarya, we take a look at the top 5 films of the diva which excelled at the box office.

Aishwarya teamed up with Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma for Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' and set the silver screen ablaze with her stunning performance. While the film opened to mixed reviews, it went on to collect Rs 106.48 crore in the domestic circuit. Despite having a small role in the film, Aishwarya managed to impress the audience with her mesmerising looks and acting brilliance.

The birthday girl left everyone stunned with her high-octane action moves in Sanjay Gadhvi's 'Dhoom 2'. The film turned out to be a huge success at the box office and became the highest-grossing film of 2006 as well. The action drama collected Rs 81 crore in the domestic circuit and was hailed by all for the picturesque shooting locations and detailed action sequences. Meanwhile, the film also starred Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Bipasha Basu in pivotal roles.

Aishwarya collaborated with Hrithik once again on the silver screen in filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker's period drama 'Jodhaa Akbar' in 2008. The film bagged several prestigious awards and was praised by critics as well. While Aishwarya and Hrithik's on-screen chemistry won over the audience, the film managed to mint a total of Rs 56.04 crore at the box office.

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam's 'Guru' which gave us all a glimpse of Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan's impeccable chemistry turned out to be the biggest hit of 2007. Apart from impressing the audience and the critics alike, the film went on to rake in Rs 45.49 crore at the box office. Not only that but Ash and Abhishek's brilliant display of their acting skills left everyone speechless as well.

After playing siblings in 'Josh', Aishwarya and Shah Rukh Khan left everyone amazed with their electrifying chemistry in Aditya Chopra's 'Mohabbatein'. The multi-starrer which recently completed twenty years was one of the highest-grossing films of 2000 with Rs 41.88 crore. Apart from SRK and Aishwarya, the film also featured Amitabh Bachchan in a pivotal role.