As the red carpet of the 78th Cannes Film Festival is spread wide again, Indian celebrities will try to outshine each other in terms of glamour and style. Fans eagerly wait for the sophistication, poise, and glamour statements that are now a tradition at Cannes.
This year's festival's theme, "Lights, Beauty, and Action," celebrates individual confidence, individual self-worth, and that everyone deserves his or her minute of glory.
"Cannes is not red carpet alone; it's energy, legacy, and world magic. Being invited back means the world to me. It reminds me that dreams come true and so do people," says influencer Farhana Bodi.
With Cannes 2025 finally underway, everyone's eyes are on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan—what will she be wearing this time around? Regular at Cannes ever since she debuted in 2002, the former Miss World has always managed to create red carpet magic etched in one's memory—some universally beloved, some contestable.
One of her most iconic looks is the otherworldly blue Michael Cinco dress, which she wore in 2017 (not 2002). Everyone still loses it over it, and Farhana Bodi recalls, "Aishwarya Rai in that blue Michael Cinco dress—iconic! She was a fairy tale, but fierce. That moment was everything."
The Michael Cinco gown featured a jaw-dropping 20-foot train and was inspired by a butterfly in metamorphosis. Covered in Swarovski crystals and crafted over 3,000 painstaking hours, the gown was both spectacle and transformation.
While this dress created a whirlwind of excitement, Aishwarya's other Cannes outfits have left their mark too—each a tale of elegance, heritage, and bold fashion decisions in itself.