Aishwarya Rai recently attended the Dubai for the Global Women's Forum event in the UAE. While her compassionate speech about women's empowerment made headlines worldwide, what caught the attention of many fans was that she was introduced simply as Aishwarya Rai at the event. There was no Bachchan, even in the graphic on stage, to denote her as the speaker.
Given the rumours about her separation from Abhishek Bachchan , this has led to a lot of gossip on social media forums. ( Also read: Aishwarya Rai sparkles in blue at Dubai event, fans call her ‘so beautiful’. Watch ) Aishwarya Rai at the Dubai event A screengrab of Aishwarya's speech at the Dubai event was shared on Reddit on Thursday.
It showed her standing before a giant graphic denoting her as 'Aishwarya Rai - International Star'. The post's caption read, "Aishwarya Has Removed Bachchan from her official name?" Many were convinced that it was indeed the case, and it confirmed the separation rumours. "She kind of looks happy here and it's almost like so much weight has been removed from her heart and own self," read one comment.
Others supported her for the step. One wrote, “She was always THE Aishwarya Rai to me. Bachchan who? She looked absolutely stunning at the event BTW - perfect hair and makeup.
This is what happens when you get rid of a disrespectful daddy boy.” However, many debated against jumping to conclusions, arguing that it could be just a goof-up on the part of the event organisers. "Meanwhile the.