Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: I am on the public platform so there will be opinions galore

Stuti Srivastava | May 22, 2017, 18:00 IST
While Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been a regular at Cannes, last year she made headlines for a purple lipstick she wore on the red carpet. It is seldom that the actress received flak for her fashion choices at the international film festival, but the purple lipstick made the internet go into a frenzy.

However, the actress remains unaffected by all the judgements. Talking about the same, Aishwarya quips, "I've never made it the fulcrum of my existence. We are a public personality and I know with social media, everybody has an opinion. I am realistic, I recognise them, I am on the public platform so there will be opinions galore. But there is so much love out there, I've been blessed that way that even if there are some fangs, there is far more love, hugs, kisses, excitement and admiration. I am so humbled by it."

This year marked Aishwarya's 16th appearance at the festival, and the actress says that she always goes with the flow when it comes to her fashion choices. "I've always joked that I go with the flow and you all can enjoy the show. I know they (her stylists) will never do something which will make me physically uncomfortable. If I am, I won't go like that in front of the world. I've always been open creatively and have reflected that even in my choice of cinema. Once you see and recognise that about me, you know my dos and don'ts and know my openness to creative flair," said the actress.

This year was indeed special for the actress as she was also representing her film 'Devdas' at the film festival. Talking about it, Aishwarya concluded, "I was very touched when I got to know about this... It's personally always a pleasure for me to have 'Devdas' viewed because I enjoy watching it till date. It's fun to recount that first experience and it's nice to share it with the audience again."



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