Vivek Agnihotri says his 'costume slaves' tweet wasn't about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked Cannes 2023 red carpet in Sophie Couture black and silver ensemble. Cannes veteran was praised by many on social media for yet ar head-turning red carpet moment at French Riviera. Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri shared a picture of a suited man adjusting train of Ponniyin Selvan 2 actress and tried to draw attention of netizens towards 'costume slaves'.

Kashmir Files director pointed out how, on red carpet, a man in a suit was adjusting train of Aishwarya's dress as she posed for camerapersons. He wrote, "Have you guys heard of a term called ‘Costume Slaves’. y are mostly girls (a suited man in this case). You can see m w in India too with almost every female celeb. Why are we becoming so stupid and oppressive just for such uncomfortable fashion?"
 
In ar tweet, Vivek wrote, "My comment has thing to do with ARB. It’s only about weird concept of ‘costume slavery’. And ARB is t responsible for it. She is just a model/fashion ambassador," he tweeted.

Aishwarya Rai at Cannes

actress checked in at French Riviera on May 17 with her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan in tow. For her first look, which was for a press meet, she donned a green Valenti sequin ensemble paired with transparent high heels. actress let her hair loose and wore nude makeup. Later in day, she walked red carpet for premiere of Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny in a silver and black Sophie Couture ensemble. outfit had a black bow at waistline and a dramatic silver hood that went over her head. shimmery silver gown featured a long trail. 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is attending Festival de Cannes as a spokesperson for L'Oreal Paris. This year, film festival commenced on May 16 and will continue till May 27. Apart from Aishwarya, Anushka Sharma and Aditi Rao Hydari will also walk red carpet. Sara Ali Khan, Mrunal Thakur, Urvashi Rautela and Amy Jackson have showcased ir various looks on red carpet.