The former beauty queen started her big screen journey in 1997 with Tamil movie "Iruvar" and then carved a niche for herself in Hindi filmdom with hits like "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam". She also did international films like "Bride And Prejudice" and "The Pink Panther 2".
She also tried her hand in off-beat films with Bengali movie "Chokher Bali" and Hindi film "Raincoat".
Looking back at her journey so far, the actress said: "I never thought I would be part of showbiz. My family doesn't belong to the showbiz. I never dreamt I would ever be here. My family used to give a lot of importance to academics. I was a science student."
