Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has stirred up the internet into a tizzy with her explosive entrance at Paris Fashion Week 2025. Once aptly deemed the ‘Most beautiful woman in the world’ Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has continued to live up to the title. Recently, the Bollywood leading lady took Paris by storm while walking for L’oreal Paris’s Le Defile show. Aishwarya has been a long-standing brand ambassador for L’oreal, verging on two decades now, so it is no surprise that she represented the brand for PFW 2025. What caught the eye of fans and on-lookers more than anything else, however, was her dazzling walk down the ramp which went viral the moment it hit social media platforms.
Aishwarya’s namaste
Strutting and waving down the ramp in possibly custom Manish Malhotra, Aishwarya quite literally stole the show with her poise and her swagger. Styled in luscious brown waves, a bold red lip customary for L’oreal ambassadors and a dazzling sherwani type jacket bedecked with glamorous brooches and ornate embellishments, she was a vision on the runway. Her confidence was so palpable, one could almost cut a thick slice and devour it. Then, came the iconic namaste and a flying kiss for the audience at the end of her jaunt which drove netizens wild.
Take a look at the instantly iconic moment here:
Internet goes wild
Within minutes of the video hitting the internet, reactions cropped up on every social media with Aishwarya’s fan sites reposting every angle possible and racking up the views. It is safe to say that the walk became an instant classic and one to remember for the history books. The namaste was not just a simple gesture but a nod to her Indian heritage. Aishwarya has always been proud of her Indianness and flaunted it on the global stage at every turn. This time was no different.
One user commented, “The blowing of the kiss and her iconic wave! She knows we don’t get to see a SUPERSTAR often.” while another commented, “She is and forever will be the Queen of India. And no other girlie can ever be her or do what she has done. She is the BLUEPRINT.” Others observed that she was “mothering”, referring to the now-popularized Ballroom lingo which means to slay with confidence, power and style.
Dietsabya reposted the video on their Instagram page and captioned it, “THE BEND AND SNAP. The NAMASTE. The pose. The atti. The red lip. The sheer panache. This isn’t a selfie star — this is a global phenomenon, babes. Every move is muscle memory, every glance a masterclass. Sorry to your fave… they simply don’t have this in their DNA 💅🏽. Wearing custom global local MM sherwani? Jacket? With MM jewellery (???)” The post has since accrued thousands of likes, views and comments.
The former Miss World has long been proclaimed as one of India’s original ‘It girls’ and, it seems she’s here to remind us that her crown hasn’t slid, even for a moment. Her walk said, “Let me show you how a real pro does it.” At the show, fashion heavyweights like Cara Delevingne, Eva Longoria, and Simone Ashley rushed to greet her, showering her with affection and unabashedly fangirling over her. In that moment, she proved once again why the world’s enduring obsession with her remains not just alive, but entirely justified.