Aishwarya Rai made her second appearance on the red carpet at the Cannes premiere of Cosmopolis and has described the joy of being a mother. "Motherhood is wonderful. You ask the question and I beam," she told reporters.


"It's splendid, it's inexplicable. The bliss is just wonderful. A smile from my daughter and that's it," she told CNN-IBN. And a great mother she is. She said she made sure she put her daughter Aaradhya to sleep before making her way onto the red carpet.
"She is good, she is great and she is taking a nap right now. I've actually made her go to sleep and only then it's been easy to come here. It's nap time for her".

The Bollywood actress looked stunning in a sparkly black gown.


Aishwarya Rai also appeared at the AmfAR Cinema Against Aids gala in Cannes Thursday night, revealing a slimmer and elegant figure following recent criticism over her weight gain.


Bachchan has recently come under fierce and harsh mocking criticism from her fans in her native India for her weight gain. Many have blasted the star for  not losing her baby weight fast enough.


However, she has ignored her critics and is taking motherhood and her weight loss in her own time. Wearing a gold embroidered sari and co-coordinating tailored jacket with Mandarin collar, she stunned fans with her beautiful look.


Bachchan gave birth to a baby girl last November, but unlike some other celebrities she did not slim back down within weeks of giving birth. The former Miss World received extremely harsh criticism, with some even openly mocking her in viral Internet videos.

But the "Bride and Prejudice" actress, who has been described by Hollywood's Julia Roberts as the world's most beautiful woman, has looked to quiet those who became obsessed with her weight.


One video titled "Aishwarya Rai's shocking weight gain" has been seen more than half a million times, and sparked a flurry of similar videos to be created in the aftermath. Many rebuked her double chin, and others condemned her saying it was her "duty" to fans to recapture her sexy pre-pregnancy figure.


One comment on the video stated, "Aish needs to look at herself compared to other famous celebrities like Victoria Beckham. Mrs Becks shrunk back down in days, where as Aish has lost her self-respect."


Another rebuked, "Bollywood does not want to see this Mrs Aishwarya Rai!!"


However, Bachchan has not allowed herself to become obsessed with losing weight following her little girl's birth, instead saying she wants to "enjoy motherhood".


Some stuck up for her, with one blogger commenting, "Good for you Aishwarya, focus on your baby and not on these idiots obsessing over your body."


Another wrote, "She is a real women looking after a baby. We should be concern for her health and happiness especially if she is nursing the baby."


Bachchan is heralded in her country as the perfect image of beauty, and so there is huge pressure on her to look perfect at all times. However, if her showing at Cannes is anything to go by Bachchan can have her cake and eat it: as it looks like she can have her dream of enjoying her new beautiful baby daughter, while ignoring critics and getting back to her sexy self.

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