Aishwarya Rai's Advice For Aspiring Actresses From Cannes Is As Real As It Gets!

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Rai's appearance at Cannes 2026 was a subject of speculation over the past couple of weeks. The brand she represented, however, kept assuring the fans that 'year after year, Cannes after Cannes, she never misses,' and she didn’t. The actress walked the red carpet at the festival's closing ceremony alongside her 14-year-old daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan. But it wasn’t just her looks that made the headlines this time, but also because of what she said off the carpet.

Aishwarya's advice to aspiring female actresses

Aishwarya, in an interview with Brut, was asked to offer advice to aspiring female actors. She smiled and responded, “As an artiste, honestly, I feel each day is a new day,” she further said, “I’m grateful for the love and support. Thank you so much for the appreciation, but I truly feel your journey in the artistic world, or any world you choose, is individual. And your experiences are what will enrich you and help you discover what choices you can make. Because different strokes for different folks. So, you don’t know what’s going to work for you, what’s right or wrong.”

The former Miss World also clarified that the binary of right and wrong doesn’t exist and that all that is in the course of the journey of discovering. “All I’d like to say is go out there, discover your passion, and be true to your choices. You have to be your best friend because you have to stand by yourself. What goes on around you isn’t something you can predict, or you should be looking at manufacturing in the current world scenario, where so much that gets done is manufactured,” added the actress.

Aishwarya emphasised the fact that in this overly 'manufactured' world of today, young actors miss their chance to discover themselves through a creative journey, while also missing the spiritual fulfilment. Adding to this, she said, “There’s no fun, magic, and discovery of what all one can do in the journey of exploring. You have to be alive and experience life, and then bring that to your art. So, be true to who you are. Be brutally honest with yourself.” She also advised the aspiring actors to be curious like students of life, and everything else will eventually find its way as it’s meant to be. The important thing is to experience and live your journey. Aishwarya’s long-awaited red carpet appearance at the Cannes film festival appeared to be with her characteristic fashion and her unglamorous advice for those stepping into the world of glamour.