Cannes Queen is here! Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stunned in an ivory saree for her first look at the prestigious red carpet. The actor flaunted sindoor and blew flying kisses during her stunning appearance. On May 21, 2025, the Global superstar arrived at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of the film The History of Sound. Radiating ethereal grace, the diva’s first look is making waves on social media.
Aishwarya Rai’s Cannes 2025 Look
The Indian Queen of Cannes channeled her royal elegance in a classic white ensemble—a handwoven Kadwa Banarasi saree in ivory, rose gold, and silver, paired with a handwoven tissue drape on the red carpet. Aishwarya’s saree featured intricate handwoven brocade motifs and hand-embroidered zari detailing in real chandi (silver). Draped alongside was a sheer white tissue handwoven dupatta, edged with real gold and silver zardozi embroidery.
She completed her look with heirloom high jewellery and statement ruby rings from ace designer Manish Malhotra, perfectly evoking a renaissance of timeless glamour.
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Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan makes an appearance at #Cannes2025, embracing a classic white handloom in a handwoven kadwa ivory handloom Banarasi saree with a handwoven tissue drape and imperial heirloom of rubies from Manish Malhotra High Jewellery.
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Soon after she walked the red carpet, fans flooded social media with comments hyping Aishwarya’s stunning statement. One fan wrote, ”Queen of Cannes”, Another fan wrote, ”That Sindoor is shining like her radiant smile”, One fan commented, ”Cannes has begun”, Another one wrote, ”The QUEEN has arrived”, One fans also commented, ”She came and conquered.” Another fan commented, ”The Cannes Moment we were waiting for.” One commented, ” timeless beauty.”
‘Sindoor’ Stole The Spotlight
Apart from Aishwarya Rai’s stunning Banarasi saree, what truly stole the spotlight was the sindoor she wore for the first time at a global event. This came amid persistent rumours of trouble in her marriage to Abhishek Bachchan. The couple has been surrounded by speculation about a potential split, particularly throughout 2024, fuelled by their absence from certain social media posts and public events.
However, the star couple celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary on April 20, 2025. Aishwarya also shared a heartwarming family photo featuring Abhishek and their daughter Aaradhya. At Cannes, the superstar greeted the French audience with a warm ‘namaste’ and her bewitching smile. From the red carpet, her iconic wavy gesture went viral on social media.
for the unverse, Aishwarya Rai is a long-time attendee at Cannes as a L’Oréal Paris brand ambassador. She made striking debut at the prestigious film festival in 2002, When her film Devdas was premiered at Cannes Film Festival, she walked the red carpet with Shah Rukh Khan in a traditional yellow saree.
