Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Shahrukh Khan Movies Together List — 5 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Mohabbatein; the 2010s to Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan acted in every film; Shahrukh Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They almost didn't share screen space in 'Devdas'. Bhansali originally wanted a different actress for Paro. Aishwarya auditioned and got the role — but only after Shah Rukh personally told Bhansali she was the right choice.
• In 'Mohabbatein', Shah Rukh played the romantic lead with a quiet intensity. Aishwarya matched him beat for beat — but she also brought a grounded warmth that made his character's pain feel real. He set the pace; she gave it soul.
• Their pairing in 'Devdas' directly inspired the look and tone of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's later film 'Bajirao Mastani' — the same opulent sets, the same tragic love triangle. Without them proving that combo worked, that film might never have been greenlit.
• On the sets of 'Josh', Shah Rukh and Aishwarya barely spoke. She was dating Salman Khan at the time, and Salman was often on set. The tension was so thick that director Mansoor Khan had to shoot their romantic scenes separately.
• Shah Rukh once said about Aishwarya: 'She is the most beautiful woman I have ever worked with, but more than that, she is the most disciplined. She never once complained about the 40 takes I needed for a single shot in Devdas.'
• In 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', they played ex-lovers who meet again. The key scene — where she tells him she's married — was shot in one take. Aishwarya's stillness forced Shah Rukh to do all the emotional heavy lifting. He later said she made him a better actor in that moment.