On November 1, fans were taken aback to see that neither Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, nor Shweta Bachchan publicly acknowledged Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on her birthday. This noticeable silence from her family-in-law and husband stirred quite a reaction online, leaving many fans puzzled and some even irritated by the lack of recognition for Aishwarya’s special day.
In reaction to the quietness, fans on Reddit began digging through past social media posts, unearthing old tweets from Amitabh Bachchan that highlighted how differently the family used to celebrate Aishwarya’s birthday. In previous years, Amitabh had expressed gratitude to fans for their birthday wishes for the Bachchan Bahu and even shared moments from their family celebrations.
T172 -First things first … thank you all for wishing Aishwarya on her birthday !! Have passed it on to her .. she thanks all … love
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 1, 2010
One tweet from 2010 stated, “T172 – First things first … thank you all for wishing Aishwarya on her birthday!! Have passed it on to her… she thanks all… love. ”In another tweet, he reminisced, “T171 -…family dinner at Chinese in Taj where function was held… and brought in Aishwarya’s Birthday… good feel about the day… ”Amidst this, speculation about divorce between Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan has been rampant.
The couple, married for 17 years and parents to Aaradhya Bachchan, has faced ongoing rumors, especially after Aishwarya attended the Ambani wedding solo with Aaradhya. Adding to the chatter, Abhishek recently liked a post regarding divorce, which sent fans into a tailspin.The love story between Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai began as a friendship while they worked together on films like Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (2000) and Kuch Naa Kaho (2003), but romance blossomed during the filming of Umrao Jaan in 2005-2006.
They tied the knot on April 20, 2007, in a grand ceremony. Before their union, Aishwarya was often in the media spotlight due to her past relationships with Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi. They welcomed their daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan, in 2011.