Aitraaz (2004) is a romantic psychological thriller starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, with Priyanka Chopra as the antagonist, Sonia. Aitraaz follows the story of Raj, an engineer in line for a promotion, whose former lover Sonia returns as the wife of his company’s new owner. When he turns down her advances, she accuses him of sexual harassment.

Priyanka Chopra won Best Performance in a Negative Role at both Filmfare and Screen, along with Best Actress (Hindi) from the Bengal Film Journalists’ Association. The film also had eight IIFA nominations and won three technical awards, for editing, sound recording and sound re-recording.