Aishwarya Rai Bachchan‘s marriage with Abhishek Bachchan has been under a lot of scrutiny recently with rumors of separation and divorce. Recently, an old clip of Rai’s has gone viral in which the newly-married actor was asked about whether her family life would overshadow her career.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan needs no introduction. Rai is one of India’s most iconic actresses who has even able to amass a considerable international following. Despite a glowing career, Rai is no stranger to controversy and speculations surrounding her relationship. This time, it is being speculated that Rai’s marriage with actor Abhishek Bachchan is on the rocks and they are heading for a divorce.
In the midst of these speculations, an old clip of the actor from an international press conference is making the rounds on the internet. In the clip, Rai was asked whether her family life would take precedence over her burgeoning career. To this Rai responded that she is looking forward to have children and enjoy her marriage. But she also added that she intends to maintain her identity and passion for acting, even as she enjoyed the joys of marriage and motherhood.
When did Rai and Bachchan get married?
It has been reported that Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai fell in love while working on Dhoom 2 and Guru. The two became engaged shortly after the release of the films in 2007 and were married by April of the same year. The wedding was performed in accordance to traditional Hindu rites, and North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed.
Since getting married, Rai and Bachchan were described as a supercouple with Bachchan accompanying Rai to the Cannes Film Festival and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Bachchan and Rai have always shown support for each other’s projects and other endeavors.
Rai shares an extremely cordial relationship with her in-laws who have praised her poise and grace publicly several times. Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek’s mother, has often spoken extremely highly of Aishwarya, highlighting her strong and caring nature. In an interview, Jaya Bachchan said, “She (Aishwarya) is lovely. I love her. I have always loved her. I have never seen her push herself whenever we are all together. I like that quality of hers to stand behind. She is quiet. She listens and she is taking it all in. And another beautiful thing is that she has fitted in so well in the family. She knows who are our good friends.”
Active Rumors Suggest Trouble In Paradise With Divorce on The Books
Speculations about the separation between Rai and Bachchan started to spread after Anant Ambani’s wedding processions in Mumbai. Fans were quick to point out that while Abhishek Bachchan arrived at the wedding with his parents Amitabh and Jaya, sister Shweta and her children Agastya and Navya, Aishwarya Rai arrived separately on the premises in the company of her daughter Aaradhya.
In the midst of this, it was reported that Abhishek Bachchan liked a post on Instagram about divorce. The caption on this post read, “Divorce is never easy for anyone. Who doesn’t dream of a happily ever after or envision recreating those heartwarming videos of elderly couples holding hands as they cross the street? Yet, sometimes life doesn’t unfold as we hoped. But how do people cope when they separate after decades together, after spending a significant portion of their lives relying on each other for both big and small things?”
This isn’t the first time Rai and Bachchan have courted such attention. During Rai’s 2016 film Sarbjit’s promotion, a reporter asked Bachchan whether things were not good between him and his wife. To which Bachchan said, “I don’t have to say anything to you all about that.”
