Oddly enough, her reel-time avatars are far from career-oriented. Which isn't all that surprising if you take her costume-drama-dominated oeuvre in consideration.

And so either she's playing heavy-duty royalty (Jodhaa Akbar), a kundan-clad courtesan (Umrao Jaan) or an unhappily married housewife (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas).

Finally, the actress brings out her designer business suits to play an ambitious entrepreneur in Ram Gopal Varma's politically-driven Sarkar Raj.

rediff.com takes a look at all the odd jobs Ash undertook, strictly on-screen, before she was appointed Chief Executive Office in Ramu's anticipated follow-up to Sarkar.

Text: Sukanya Verma

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