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Before becoming a huge phenomenon and achieving massive stardom Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made headlines for reasons beyond the silver screen. While many aspiring stars chase any chance to break into Bollywood she took an unusual path turning down major film offers even before her official debut. However she later made her debut with the film that became a box office bomb. When Aishwarya Rejected Blockbusters Before Her Debut Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appeared in front of the camera for the first time while she was in Class IX. She featured in a commercial for Camlin pencils. In 1994 she won Miss India and claimed that she had previously been offered four films all of which she declined.  During an interview with Vogue the actress mentioned that she was offered films like Raja Hindustani and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but she declined them. The actress said “I’m often cited as the person who established the beauty pageant-to-films route but that was not the case with me. I had at least four film offers. I decided to participate in Miss India to step back from the film industry for a bit. If I hadn’t taken part in Miss India Raja Hindustani would have been my first film.”  She also stated that she rejected Kuch Kuch Hota because she disliked Tinas character who had straight hair and wore tiny dresses and believed that viewers would mock her character in the film. Her debut was established with the 1997 film Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya alongside Bobby Deol which became box office disaster. Later on she gained a large following for her impeccable on-screen talent and capability in films such as Taal Josh Jeans Mohabbatein Devdas and many others. More about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan In 2007 Aishwarya tied the knot with Amitabh Bachchan’s son actor Abhishek Bachchan and in 2011 she gave birth to her first child Aaradhya Rai Bachchan. The actress last appeared on the big screen in the Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan: II which came out in 2023. It was the sequel to the 2022 film Ponniyin Selvan: I which was helmed by Mani Ratnam.