When Aishwarya Rai shared a series of photos on Instagram from her Raksha Bandhan celebrations with her daughter Aaradhya and her mother in 2019.

 

When Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya Bachchan celebrated Raksha Bandhan at the Bachchan household as well as at her mother’s home.
When Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya Bachchan celebrated Raksha Bandhan at the Bachchan household as well as at her mother’s home. | Image: Instagram

Bachchan Family’s Raksha Bandhan: The festival of Rakhi was celebrated all over India on August 19 and people shared their loving family pictures on social media. Many celebrities too gave their fans a glimpse of their celebration.

However, this year, Aishwarya Rai has not posted any Rakhi celebration photos. This comes amid her ongoing divorce rumours with Abhishek Bachchan that began last December and are still making headlines. Meanwhile, Navya, Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter, shared a Rakhi story on her Instagram featuring pictures of her with her brother Agastya, but Aaradhya is noticeably absent.

How did Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai’s divorce rumours surfaced?

In December 2023, Abhishek Bachchan was frequently seen without his wedding ring, which led to speculation about his split with Aishwarya. In another incident, on November 1, when Aishwarya turned 50, Abhishek wished her with a rather “dry” message on Instagram. Also, during Aishwarya’s 50th birthday celebration, she made a public appearance with her mother Brindya Rai and daughter Aaradhya, while no members of the Bachchan family attended.

Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai together | Image: X

Though later in 2024, Aishwarya was seen with her sister-in-law Shweta, as they arrived in Mumbai from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding party in Jamnagar. This cooled down the rumours for some time.

But again in July, at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding, Aishwarya arrived separately from the Bachchan family. There were also reports suggesting that Aishwarya had moved out of the Bachchan house. However, Abhishek finally denied these claims, saying they are “still married”.

Throwback to the time when Aaradhya celebrated Raksha Bandhan with Bachchan family

In 2019, Aishwarya Rai shared a series of photos on Instagram from her Raksha Bandhan celebrations with her daughter Aaradhya and her mother. One photo showed Aaradhya applying a tika to her cousin Agastya Nanda’s forehead while Aishwarya looked on.

Agastya, the son of Shweta Bachchan Nanda, was focused on his little cousin during the ritual. Aaradhya, dressed in a cream lehenga-choli and a bright red dupatta, looks charming. Both Aishwarya and Agastya were also dressed in cream outfits, matching Aaradhya’s.