Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrived in Cannes on the penultimate day of the festival. The actress served two very distinct and gorgeous looks on her first day at Cannes 2026. However, this time she was not alone. During an event hosted by L`Oreal Paris, Aishwarya arrived with her teenage daughter Aaradhya who looked stunning in a red gown.
Aaradhya makes her debut at Cannes 2026
Aishwarya was seen posing gracefully in an all-baby pink ensemble. Standing beside her was her teenage daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan who complemented her mother beautifully in a satin red gown paired with a sparkling cape detail.
In another set of visuals going viral online, Aishwarya can be seen posing against the backdrop of the French Riviera and looked stunning in a pastel pink draped ensemble that featured sparkling floral embellishments and flowing cape sleeves.
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Pictures and videos of the actress posing against the breathtaking backdrop of the French Riviera have gone viral on social media.
aishwarya rai in pink omg we are eating SO GOOD TODAY pic.twitter.com/BDGE6lEEeZ
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For the hairstyle and makeup, she kept her signature voluminous soft curls intact, and opted for a glossy makeup and statement jewellery.
For the first look at Cannes 2026, the actress walked the red carpet in a dramatic royal blue bodycon couture gown by Amit Aggarwal. For this year`s appearance, Amit Aggarwal designed Luminara, a couture creation centred around the idea of light in motion. The piece explores light not simply as illumination, but as energy, movement, and force; translated through sculptural construction and engineered craftsmanship.
At the core of the garment is Amit Aggarwal`s signature Crystal Vein embroidery technique, developed over more than 1500 hours of meticulous handwork. Thousands of crystalline linear embellishments have been individually placed across the gown, held together through an intricate lattice-like structure that binds the crystal veins seamlessly across the body to create the effect of illuminated pathways moving across the body.
Designed to interact dynamically with movement and light, the embroidery continuously refracts and transforms as the wearer moves, giving the garment an almost kinetic quality, according to a press note.
Structured wing-like extensions emerging from the shoulders evoke movement and propulsion, while contouring the body with architectural sharpness. Rendered in an abyss blue, the couture piece references cosmic depth and the infinite nature of light travelling through space. Every surface of the garment has been constructed to respond to illumination, allowing the piece to visually evolve under different lighting conditions.
(with inputs from agencies)
