Aishwarya Rai’s Statement Amid Divorce Rumors With Abhishek Bachchan Goes Viral: ‘My Father Wasn’t…’

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan are one of the most loved couples in Bollywood, but fans have suspected for some time that there is a rift between them. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan not appearing in Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday video, attending events without her husband and rumors about Abhishek Bachchan’s affair with Nimrat Kaur, such small incidents give people a chance to talk and speculate about the status of their marriage. Amid these rumors, an old interview of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has surfaced, in which she shares the story of how she and Abhishek Bachchan got married.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan got married on April 20, 2007, which attracted the most attention from the media. Very few people know the story behind the couple’s ‘Roka’ ceremony. In a throwback interview, Aishwarya Rai revealed how her Roka ceremony was held after Abhishek Bachchan proposed to her.

Aishwarya revealed that the Roka ceremony took place suddenly and without her father. He was out of town, so the Bachchan family came to her house for the ceremony. She said, “I didn’t even know there is such a thing as ‘Roka’. We are South Indians so I don’t know what Roka is and suddenly we got a call from their house saying we are coming.”

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan further said, “Abhishek said, we are all coming and I can’t stop father. We are on our way. We are coming to your house. I thought, oh my God, what is going on?”

The engagement was also surprising as Aishwarya’s father Krishnaraj Rai was not present in the city at that time. Usually, both parents are present at such important ceremonies, but Aishwarya’s father had to register his presence over the phone. The actress said, “My father wasn’t there, so this engagement was made by calling him.”

This shows how suddenly everything happened. Aishwarya’s mother Brinda Rai was also surprised at how things suddenly changed.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have been married for 17 years now. The couple has a daughter – Aaradhya Bachchan. Rumors of the couple’s divorce started earlier this year when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan decided to attend Anant Ambani’s wedding with her daughter. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was seen alone with Aaradhya Bachchan at the SIIMA Awards. Abhishek Bachchan’s absence and lack of comment from any member of the Bachchan family on Aishwarya’s win only fueled the rumours.