Hat-tip to Op Sindoor or just fashion statement? Aishwarya's Cannes look sets internet abuzz
Hat-tip to Op Sindoor or just fashion statement? Aishwarya's Cannes look sets internet abuzz

NEW DELHI: (May 22) Former Miss World, actor and Cannes regular for over 20 years, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan once again owned the red carpet of the film festival gala in a Manish Malhotra ivory saree. But what got everyone talking, both online and elsewhere, was the vivid 'sindoor' in her hair parting.
Was it a subtle homage to Operation Sindoor, sindoor a key word at the centre of impassioned discourse across drawing rooms, offices and social media platforms? Was it her way of silencing long circling rumours of a rift with husband Abhishek Bachchan? Or just part of the carefully curated ivory and red look, complemented by Malhotra's custom ruby jewellery?
The questions burst forth back home almost as soon as Aishwarya descended on the Croisette steps on Wednesday evening in Cannes and her photographs and videos went into rapid circulation.