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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Makes 22nd Appearance at Cannes Film Festival

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May 19, 2025 — 1 min read

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a regular at the Cannes Film Festival, has walked the red carpet 21 times, mostly for her role as the global brand ambassador of L'Oréal Paris. This year, she will be attending the 78th Cannes Film Festival alongside her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan. Aishwarya made her stunning debut at Cannes in 2002 when the period romantic drama Devdas premiered at the 55th Cannes Film Festival. The film, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, received a standing ovation after its screening.

Key Takeaways:

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is making her 22nd appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, having walked the red carpet 21 times previously.
She will be attending the 78th Cannes Film Festival alongside her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan on May 21 and May 22.
Aishwarya's debut at Cannes was in 2002 for the premiere of the period romantic drama Devdas at the 55th Cannes Film Festival.
Devdas, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit, was the most expensive Indian film at the time and received a standing ovation after its screening.
Aishwarya has been the global brand ambassador of L'Oréal Paris for many of her appearances at the festival.
Other Indian celebrities attending the festival include Urvashi Rautela, Anupam Kher, Jacqueline Fernandez, Janhvi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Shalini Passi, Nitanshi Goel, Karan Johar, Ishaan Khatter, and Simi Garewel.
Payal Kapadia, the jury member for the main competition, is a rising star in the Indian film industry.

Statistics:

22: The number of times Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has attended the Cannes Film Festival.
21: The number of times Aishwarya has walked the red carpet at the festival.
78: The number of the Cannes Film Festival this year.
55: The number of the Cannes Film Festival in 2002 when Aishwarya made her debut.
2: The number of days Aishwarya will attend the festival, May 21 and May 22.

Sources:

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