Eyebrows were raised when the Bachchans and Aishwarya Rai arrived separately at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding on July 12. Amitabh, Jaya, Abhishek, Shweta, and her kids Navya and Agastya posed for photographs together, but Aishwarya Rai and Aaradhya Bachchan were nowhere to be seen. It wasn’t until later that Aishwarya and Aaradhya made an appearance, opting for a separate photo-op.

Amid buzz surrounding their separate arrivals, an old video of the Bachchans arriving at Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s wedding reception, has resurfaced on Instagram. The video, posted by a fan page of Aishwarya Rai, shows her beaming and giggling with the rest of the Bachchan family. Amitabh, Jaya, Shweta, and Aishwarya were seen enjoying each other’s company. Aishwarya looked stunning in a silver lehenga, while Shweta dazzled in an ivory pantsuit.

The 2018 video, taken at Ranveer and Deepika’s grand wedding reception, depicts the Bachchans together, with Amitabh sharing an inside glimpse of the party. He captioned a picture of a dance performance, highlighting the playful competition between the girls and boys. “It’s the girls vs the boys at Deepika-Ranveer wedding bash… and the girls are winning… the reactions of Vidya and Hubby and Arshad are proof,” Amitabh wrote. Another photo showed Deepika and Jaya smiling, while Amitabh and Ranveer stood behind them, with Ranveer laughing. Amitabh noted that the boys accepted their defeat gracefully.

Recently, Abhishek Bachchan took the internet by storm after he liked a post about “silver splitters,” a term referring to people seeking divorce in their fifties, which led fans to speculate about the status of his marriage with Aishwarya Rai.

The contrasting appearances at these high-profile weddings and the recent social media activity of Abhishek have prompted ongoing curiosity and speculation about the dynamics within the Bachchan family.