Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has intrigued a generation of audiences with her charming personality, unmatched acting talent, and gorgeous looks. She broke many hearts when she married Abhishek Bachchan in 2007.
Just like their wedding, the duo had a magical love story too. Aishwarya received a dreamy proposal from Abhishek and soon after, they had their ‘roka’ done.
Recently, an old interview video of the actress started doing rounds on social media. In the clip, she is heard talking about her spontaneous ‘roka’ with Jr. Bachchan.
Aishwarya Rai revealed about her ‘roka’ ceremony with Abhishek Bachchan
During her appearance in Famously Filmfare Season 2, Aishwarya Rai recalled how her ‘roka’ happened suddenly after Abhishek Bachchan proposed to her. She said that being a South Indian, she didn’t even know what ‘roka’ meant. Aishwarya stated, “And suddenly there is this call from their house to ours- ‘we are coming’. And we were like, okay. And I’m like, dad? He was like- it will take him one more day (to come).”
Continuing with her thread of narration, the former Miss World disclosed that her ‘roka’ ceremony took place in her father’s absence who was out of town at that time. He connected with them over a call. The diva quoted, “Abhishek was like ‘we are all coming and I can’t stop dad. We are on our way. We are coming to your place.”
The 50-year-old actress further shared that Bachchans were quite emotional while the proceedings happened, while she and her mother were clueless.
Netizens react to Aishwarya Rai’s old video
The video of Aishwarya Rai sharing the story of her ‘roka’ ceremony with Abhishek Bachchan has gone viral at a time when rumours of their divorce rumours are floating in the media mills. In such a situation, the clip has garnered different reactions from the netizens.
One user wrote, “The fact they rushed it like this, red flag, they couldn’t wait for her father… lol okay.” Another stated, “I find this very disrespectful. Should have waited for her dad to arrive.” A third one penned, “Darr laga yoga ladki haath se na nickel jaye.” “Zyada hadbadi karke Aishwarya ko fasa diya,” read a comment.
For the unversed, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan tied the knot on April 20, 2007, in a lavish wedding ceremony. The duo welcomed their daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan on November 16, 2011.