Aishwarya's Cannes look draws derision

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's red carpet walk at the Cannes Film Festival has seldom failed to hit the media headlines. It was not any exception this year too.

 The actress is celebrating 15 years of representing India at the prestigious festival, promoting French cosmetic products LÓreal and her latest work “Sarbjit”, a film about a sister's fight for getting justice for her brother who is convicted and sentenced to death in Pakistan.

However, her walk at the red carpet in Cannes this time evoked mixed reactions from the fashion police and aficionados. While her sartorial choice was commended on day one, the 42-year-old actress' lavender-blue lipstick two days later while posing with the cast of “Sarbjit” drew derision on the social media.

Aishwarya earned plaudits wearing a studded champagne-coloured couture gown by Kuwaiti designer Ali Younes. On day two she looked gorgeous in a red ruffled gown by Naeem Khan. On another occasion, she was seen in a heavily-embellished floor-sweeping, golden-brown coloured 'bandhgala' jacket.

 While promoting her latest film at the French Rivera, the Indian beauty teamed her purple lips with a flower-strewn Rami Kadi off-shoulder dress and completed her look with gothic eyes and high ponytail.

 However, it is the purple lipstick that has seen the actress being trolled on Twitter and Facebook.

But Aishwarya says she was not under stress about her red carpet look at the Cannes. “I was not nervous (for the look at the Cannes) as it's been 15 years representing L'Oreal here. I have been part of the jury here for two years or so and had come here for 'Devdas'. I belong to showbiz forever so plain dress up has become a way of life depending upon the occasion,” she said in an interview.

“I am an actor by my career choice. I enjoy fashion and I treat it like art and I have a life, a family. So, I am not focusing on all of this. So it (look) doesn't stress me out… it doesn't get me nervous.. I am a professional,” she added.

Aishwariya said she did not have the time to look at all the choices the fashion industry “was keen on spoiling me with because I was very busy with 'Sarbjit' promotions.”