"Aishwarya Rai showing up to Cannes isn't news. Aishwarya Rai showing up to Cannes after weeks of speculation about whether she'd go at all — that's a different story entirely." WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED Aishwarya Rai Bachchan departed for the Cannes Film Festival 2026 hand-in-hand with daughter Aaradhya Bachchan, after a period of absence rumours and public concern. She is expected to walk the red carpet on the festival's closing day as a L'Oréal Paris ambassador — a role she h