Claim: Aishwarya Rai had her acting debut in a film by Steven Spielberg.
Evidence: She made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam 's 1997 Tamil film Iruvar and had her first Hindi film release in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya that same year.
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam -LRB- born 2 June 1955 -RRB- , commonly known by his screen name Mani Ratnam , is an Indian film director , screenwriter , and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.