Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been making heads turn with her back-to-back stunning appearances at Cannes Film Festival 2026. While fans have been gushing over the actor’s red carpet looks and confident presence,
a few trolls made uncalled-for age-shaming remarks about her appearance. Amid this, Kangana Ranaut has come out in support of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, slamming the age-related remarks. She called out those targeting her appearance on social media, and said that the actress looked ‘great’. She further added that Aishwarya is not there to please anyone, and stated that if people are uncomfortable seeing older women continue to dominate red carpets and public spaces, they should get used to it.
Kangana Ranaut Defends Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Cannes Look
On Sunday, Kangana Ranaut took to her Instagram stories to share a photo of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looking breathtaking in a blue Amit Aggarwal gown at Cannes red carpet. The ‘Queen’ actress showed her support for Aishwarya’s look, and slammed detractors and trolls.
“Fashion and style is a self expression, it is one’s own interpretation of life and their attitude, no woman owes anything to anyone, Ash looks great!! Those of you who want to see her any other way, why don’t you show what you got?? She is not here to please you, she is glorious, if you are not used to seeing older women on red carpets, get used to them now. Thanks,” she wrote. Check out her Instagram story below!
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has long been one of India’s most recognised faces at the Cannes Film Festival, regularly drawing global attention for her appearances. This year too, her red carpet outing left fans gushing over her.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Advice For Newcomers
Meanwhile, at Cannes, Aishwarya thanked her fans for the love and support she has been receiving over the years and advised newcomers to go out there, discover their passion, and be honest to the choices they have made.
Speaking with Brut, she 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.”
“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, nor should you be looking at manufacturing in the current world scenario, where so much that gets done is manufactured. 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 further added.
