Aishwarya
Rai
On
Being
Called
Bachchan
Bahu:
Aishwarya
Rai
is
a
name
that
needs
no
introduction.
A
self-established
face
in
the
entertainment
industry,
Aishwarya
has
been
ruling
millions
of
hearts
across
the
globe
with
her
beautiful
persona,
charming
smile,
and
impeccable
acting
skills.
The
diva
left
many
heartbroken
when
she
got
married
to
her
love,
Abhishek
Bachchan,
in
2007.
The
duo
has
been
leading
a
blissful
married
life
for
the
past
16
years.
Son
of
veteran
actors
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Jaya
Bachchan,
Aishwarya
soon
became
"Bachchan
Bahu."
When
Aishwarya
Rai
reacted
on
being
called
'Bachchan
Bhau'
In
an
old
interview
with
NDTV
in
2008,
Aishwarya
Rai
was
asked
about
being
called
Bahu
of
the
Bachchan
clan
and
if
it
had
affected
her
own
identity.
Talking
about
the
same,
she
said,
"This
question
is
a
bit
too
drawn
out
there
to
have
any
kind
of
relevance
in
my
life."
"Even
all
these
terms
get
coined
for
glorious
reading.
It
just
makes
it
sound
a
little
more
dramatic
than
it
is
in
terms
of
'Bachchan
Bahu'.
I'm
just
a
regular
girl.
I'm
Aishwarya
Rai
who
got
married
to
Abhishek
Bachchan.
So,
that's
my
name
today," she
added.
Counting
on
her
views,
Aishwarya
stated
that
her
union
with
Abhishek
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
dignity
of
the
Bachchan
surname.
"It's
all
perception
and
I
guess
it
kind
of
generates
the
talk
because
of
the
fact
that
the
members
of
this
family
have
definitely
been
in
the
public
eye
so
I
guess
thereby
the
relevance
of
the
surname."
She
added,
"People
within
the
family
have
earned
the
recognition
on
the
public
platform
and
deservedly
so
the
name
is
given
its
place
and
people
work
hard
to
retain
its
dignity
and
that's
the
functioning
of
a
family.
But
we
are
a
family.
Abhishek
and
I
loved
each
other
and
we
got
our
parents
blessings
and
we
got
married.
We
weren't
looking
to
make
a
statement."
Workwise,
Aishwarya
was
last
seen
in
Mani
Ratnam's
Ponniyin
Selvan
2.
She
also
walked
the
ramp
at
the
L'Oreal
show
at
Paris
Fashion
Week.