Aishwarya Rai drops her Bachchan surname at a Dubai event

Aishwarya Rai Chooses to Drop Bachchan Surname at Dubai Event

Written by: Supriya Kadu

Edited by: Pinky Deshmukh

Last Updated: November 28, 2024

Summary: Recently, Aishwarya Rai spoke at an event in Dubai, but the graphic describing her did not include the Bachchan surname.

Aishwarya Rai recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates to attend the Global Women's Forum event. Her speech on women's empowerment garnered international notice; many admirers were more interested in the fact that she had been introduced at the event as Aishwarya Rai. Even on the stage graphic, Bachchan did not appear as the speaker.

Many commented on a post shared by Reddit that showed only Aishwarya Rai written on the screen. The comments read, "She kind of looks happy here and it's almost like so much weight has been removed from her heart and own self." “She was always THE Aishwarya Rai to me. Bachchan who? She looked stunning at the event, BTW—perfect hair and makeup. This is what happens when you get rid of a disrespectful daddy boy.”

While the rumors were already there, this just added fuel to the fire. If you aren’t aware, the rumors are that Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are headed for a divorce. The rumors of Abhishek’s extramarital affair also surfaced online.

These rumors took off when the couple showed up apart for a well-known wedding in July. It became even more intense when Abhishek liked an Instagram post about the rise in "grey divorces."

Amid the rumors, Abhishek Bachchan thanked Aishwarya Rai in an interview, “My mother stopped acting when I was born because she wanted to spend time with the children. We never felt the void of Dad not being around. I think you come home at night at the end of the day after work.”

“In my household, I'm lucky I get to go out and make movies but I know that Aishwarya is at home with Aaradhya and I thank her immensely for that but I don't think the kids look at it that way. They don't look at you as a third person; they look at you as the first person.