Aishwarya Rai Bachchan once again turned heads at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, earning admiration as the undisputed “Cannes Queen.” Wearing a stunning white saree, she dazzled on the red carpet. What stole everyone’s attention, however, was the beautiful streak of sindoor along her hair parting — a detail that fans and celebrities couldn’t get enough of.
Bollywood Celebs Shower Love on Aishwarya’s Look
A number of Indian cinema stars like Anushka Sharma, Vaani Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Masaba Gupta responded to Aishwarya’s photos on the social media platform, praising her strong traditional look. Actress Richa Chadha appreciated her by referring to her as a “Queen.”
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Fans Decode the Symbolism Behind the Sindoor
Social media viewers not only oohed and ahhed over the look but also inferred deeper significance into it. Some fans felt that Aishwarya applied the sindoor as a quiet rejoinder to the persistent rumors of a crisis in her marriage with actor Abhishek Bachchan. To others, the old sindoor on an international stage became an affirmation of pride and cultural assertion.
Potential Connection to Operation Sindoor?
Symbolically, some netizens attributed Aishwarya’s sindoor to the recent Operation Sindoor, a night army operation initiated by the Indian Armed Forces as a retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack that took the lives of 26 tourists. The armed action on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK had already ignited patriotic feelings all over the nation. Most viewers perceived Aishwarya’s traditional look as a silent offering or coincidental but symbolic act aligning with the country’s mood.
What’s Next for Aishwarya and Abhishek?
Aishwarya last appeared professionally as Nandini in Ponniyin Selvan: II by Mani Ratnam. She hasn’t made an announcement regarding her next project yet. Abhishek Bachchan, on the other hand, last appeared recently in Be Happy on Amazon Prime and next will appear in Housefull 5 and Raja Shivaji.
