Her portrayal of Chandramukhi in "Devdas" (2002) earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress and international recognition. This was followed by a string of successful films, including "Umbartha" (2006), "Sarfarosh" (2006), and "Jhankaar Beats" (2003).
Moreover, her choice to star in the 2022 film PS-2 (Ponniyin Selvan) as the powerful queen Nandini was a late-career recalibration. For the first time, her beauty was used as a weapon of political vengeance rather than passive suffering. The film’s success on Amazon Prime indicated that global audiences are finally ready to accept her as a performer rather than just a portrait. Yet, even here, the algorithm of popular media prioritized clips of her "glare" and "costume changes" over her vocal performance. aishwarya rai xxx hot