After her reign as Miss Universe was over, Sushmita Sen became an actress. Her first movie, Dastak was in 1996, where she played the victim of a stalker, that didn’t do well at the box office. Her subsequent Tamil film Ratchagan, was a huge hit.[citation needed] However, it was two years later that her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan’s movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999.Biwi No.1 was the highest grossing movie of 1999.[1] The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen.