The Beautiful lady was crowned Femina Miss India Universe and Miss Universe in the year 2000. Same year, Dia Mirza and Priyanka Chopra won their respective Miss Asia Pacific and Miss World titles. This winning brought India a rare triple victory in the world of beauty pageants. Bollywood actress Lara Dutta is an UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, the lady has made her special place in the Bollywood town. In the year 2003, she made her debut with the movie 'Andaaz', her co-stars were Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra.
The movie was a box office hit which made her won 'Filmfare Best Female Debut Award'. After that, she was seen in the movies like 'Masti' 'No Entry' Partner' and 'Bhagam Bhag'. Her recent release is 'House Full', her co-stars were, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Riteish Deshmukh. In the year 2008, she was entitled with 'Rajiv Ghandhi Awards' for female contribution to Indian cinema.
