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‘Where is Aishwarya Rai's poster?' question fans as L'Oreal doesn't feature her in reel from Cannes

Fans have expressed disappointment over Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's absence from a recent L'Oreal Paris video showcasing female actors at Cannes.

Published on: May 11, 2026, 17:38:01 IST
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India's presence at the Cannes film festival, every year, has a fixture: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walking the red carpet. And it has been as the global brand ambassador of L'Oreal Paris since 2004. Naturally, fans have been waiting to see her slay yet again in this year's edition too. But a video posted by the brand on their Instagram page has left everyone puzzled.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a previous Cannes appearance
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a previous Cannes appearance

The said video was posted on Sunday, and featured the Martinez hotel in Cannes. Posters of female actors from across the globe, who are associated with the brand, were unfurled from atop the terrace. Actor Alia Bhatt was also one among them. However, Aishwarya is nowhere to be seen.

Check out the video:

The brand has not commented on this as of now.

 
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Rishabh Suri

Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.

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