Aishwarya Rai reached Hotel Martínez, which is the same hotel in Cannes where she was abused.
Ending the ongoing speculations about her presence in Cannes, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan reached Hotel Martínez in Cannes with her daughter Aaradhya. This is the same hotel that was behind his alleged insult by L’Oréal at the film festival.
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Friday arrived at Hotel Martínez in Cannes, the same hotel that was recently at the center of ridicule over her absence from the L’Oréal Paris campaign. A video that surfaced on Friday shows the actor arriving at a hotel on the French Riviera with his daughter Aaradhya Bachchan, ahead of his expected appearance on the red carpet of the festival in 2026.
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There was speculation for several days after her arrival whether she would attend the festival this year or not. The discussion intensified when fans noticed that Aishwarya was missing from L’Oréal Paris’s recent Cannes campaign visuals, which featured ambassadors including Alia Bhatt, Viola Davis, Eva Longoria and Helen Mirren.
Her absence from posters displayed at Hotel Martínez led to questions online whether she had been left out and whether this meant she would not be attending the event.
Aishwarya’s arrival in Cannes
Aishwarya was seen carrying a bouquet of flowers while entering the hotel with Aaradhya. Dressed in all black, she greeted officials standing at the entrance, posed for photos and waved to fans.
Why fans were talking about his absence
Over the years, Aishwarya has become one of the most recognizable Indian faces at Cannes. So when L’Oréal Paris shared its campaign visuals with ambassadors including Alia Bhatt, Viola Davis, Eva Longoria and Helen Mirren, fans immediately noticed that Aishwarya was missing from them.
The brand shared the clip with the caption, “And action! The most iconic aspect at Cannes is getting its own festival look.” The post drew strong reactions online. Many fans wondered why Aishwarya was not a part of the visuals and whether it meant that she would not be attending the festival this year. L’Oréal later responded to the critics, calling Aishwarya a living legend.
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Aishwarya first attended the Cannes Film Festival premiere in 2002 DevdasWith Shahrukh Khan and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. A year later, she returned to the festival as global ambassador for L’Oreal Paris.
Since then, she has remained one of the most familiar Indian faces of Cannes. Her red carpet appearances over the past two decades, from gowns to sarees and beauty looks, have regularly attracted attention online and remain a major talking point among Indian audiences.
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