Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, this film changed her life. Playing Nandini, a Gujarati girl torn between her husband (Ajay Devgn) and her lover (Salman Khan), Aishwarya shed her glamorous exterior for raw, rustic emotion.
Saba, a poetess of unrequited love, sat by a window. Zara watched the climax. This wasn't the innocent Nandini or the regal Jodhaa. This was a woman who understood heartbreak intimately but refused to let it define her future. "I don't have a heart to give," her eyes seemed to say, even as she offered comfort. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, this film changed