‘Iconic As Always’: Netizens React To Aishwarya Rai’s Throwback VIRAL Video Opening 58th Cannes Film Festival

Aishwarya Rai At Cannes Film Festival: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made a striking debut at the Cannes Film Festival in the year 2002. Among the several Indian celebs that grace the Cannes red carpet, Aishwarya has been a regular. She has been gracing the red carpet with her amazing appearance and ravishing beauty for the past 20 years.

Aishwarya ruled hearts when she made her Cannes red carpet debut in 2002 alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, soon after her legendary film 'Devdas' was released. Ever since, Aishwarya became an inseparable feature of the French festival.

The former Miss World even became the first Indian actress to be a member of the Cannes jury, and in 2005, she became the first Indian to open the film festival. A clip from the special ceremony was widely circulated on social media.

AISHWARYA RAI BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN CELEBRITY TO OPEN CANNES

The 58th Cannes Film Festival kicked off on May 11, 2005, and ended on May 22, 2005. 20 films from 13 different nations were chosen to compete at the event. However, not many people are aware of the fact that Bollywood diva, Aishwarya Rai, opened the successful edition of Cannes that year. The clip from the opening ceremony shows the actress saying, "It's an absolute pleasure and an honour for me to declare the 58th Cannes Film Festival open." The attendees cheered as Aishwarya spoke. Check out the video here.

NETIZENS HAIL AISHWARYA RAI AS 'THE QUEEN OF CANNES'

The throwback video has received several responses from netizens, who praised her panache and elegant demeanor. A user wrote, "The way she raises her eyes in panache, declaring the word '58th' is so Queen like!! No qualms , Google knows it all. Thy Queen of Cannes, I bow you." Another wrote, "Iconic as always."