Fact Check: Did Aishwarya Rai Celebrate Diwali 2024 With Bachchan Family? Old Pic Raises Speculation

Aishwarya Rai - Abhishek Bachchan : For months now reports have been circulating about all not being well between the Bollywood couple. However, neither of the actors has confirmed any speculations. Amis this multiple social media users are circulating a photo of the actress celebrating Diwali together with the Bachchan family. However, it must be noted that this is a false claim.

Reports claim Aishwarya Rai celebrated Diwali 2024 with the Bachchan family

On October 31, a photo of the Bachchan family surfaced online. In the photo, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan along with their daughter Aradhya Bachchan could be seen posing with other members of the Bachchan family. The background of the photo was adorned with Diwali-like decorations and lights.

The photo is being circulated claiming to be from 2024. The caption of the post read, ‘Happy Diwali Together is better’. The couple posed alongside Amitabh Bachchan -Jaya Bachchan and their daughter Shweta Bachchan along with her children - Navya Nanda and Agastya Nanda.

What is the fact behind Aishwarya Rai-Abhishek Bahchan's viral Diwali photo? 

Upon research, it was found that the photo doing rounds was actually ed in 2019. The original photo was shared by superstar Amitabh Bachchan on his X (formerly Twitter) account at the time. While the original photo could not be traced, a post shared by the paparazzi account Viral Bhayani proves that the photo is old. The original was from a Diwali part hosted by the family at their residence in Jalsa on October 28, 2019.

Additionally, social media users have also observed that Aishwarya and Abhishek's daughter Aaraadhya looks much younger than she is now in the viral photo.  Whether Aishwarya Rai celebrated the festival with the Bachchan family remains unknown as of now.