Indian cinema icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan took center stage at Paris Fashion Week on September 28, participating in a high-profile runway show held at Place Joffre with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop. Dressed in a deep velvet ensemble featuring intricate detailing and a cape adorned with crystals, the actress also debuted a bold, burgundy-red hairstyle that drew widespread attention. Online spectators lauded her regal appearance, frequently describing her as looking like royalty during the presentation. Her newly showcased burgundy-red hair added a striking contemporary element.
The event served as a major gathering for global talent, featuring appearances by industry figures such as Kendall Jenner, Eva Longoria, Céline Dion, Simone Ashley, Viola Davis, Jane Fonda, Cara Delevingne, and Andie MacDowell. Footage from the event showed Bachchan and her fellow ambassadors enjoying the spotlight, with the actress seen wearing a crown while traversing the stage. In addition to the runway performance, clips emerged of a warm interaction between Bachchan and Eva Longoria backstage. In another video, Eva and Aishwarya were captured sharing a warm moment backstage.
Bachchan’s long-standing relationship with international prestige events traces back to her 2002 debut at the Cannes Film Festival. She arrived there for the premiere of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Devdas alongside the director and co-star Shah Rukh Khan, famously arriving in a horse-drawn carriage while wearing a traditional yellow saree. Her international prominence continued the following year when she became the first Indian actress to serve on the festival’s feature-film jury.
Beyond her fashion commitments, an archival clip from a previous international interview recently regained attention online, featuring the actress discussing her choice to live with her parents despite her professional success. Addressing the cultural differences between India and the United States, Bachchan questioned the American social expectation for young adults to move out of the family home. In the clip, she noted, “I wouldn’t understand why, but that’s probably because that’s the way of life there. Would that generally be so? Is there like a social rule?”
When presented with the observation that an affluent, career-driven woman in America typically lives independently, the actress defended her living arrangement based on her demanding schedule. “By virtue of my job, I’m travelling out. You get to spend very little time with your family,” she explained, noting that the rarity of shared moments like dinner makes them particularly cherished. Before appearing in Paris, the actress was spotted departing from Mumbai International Airport to attend the showcase. She said, “By virtue of my job, I’m travelling out, when she was told that a 30-year-old woman in America who has her own career and is making good money will not be living at home.
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