Aishwarya Rai is known as the Cannes queen, and rightly so. On Wednesday, she made a statement on the red carpet in a regal white saree.However, what stood out was a streak of sindoor that gleamed brightly on her hair parting. While fans have been gushing over Aishwarya’s Cannes look, celebs too have been expressing love for the Devdas actor. Anushka Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Vaani Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Masaba Gupta, Sophie Choudry, The Jewel Thief fame Nikita Dutta, Himanshi Khurana, Kusha Kapila, and several other who’s who from showbiz showered love on Aishwarya’s sindoor look by ‘love-reacting’ her pictures. Richa Chadha, who has often expressed her fondness for Aishwarya, called her a ‘Queen’. Take a look at Aishwarya’s photos from Cannes: A post shared by AishwaryaRaiBachchan (@aishwaryaraibachchan_arb) Aishwarya Rai wearing sindoor at Cannes meant two things for her fans. A section of social media users claimed that wearing sindoor on a global platform such as Cannes was her strong response to rumours of trouble in her and Abhishek Bachchan’s marriage. Some netizens speculated thatAishwarya’s sindoor might have been a subtle but powerful reference to Operation Sindoor, the Indian Armed Forces’ retaliatory strike on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The overnight operation, conducted from May 7 to 8, was in response to the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 tourists. Following the national operation, Aishwarya’s appearance at Cannes in traditional attire with red sindoor led many online users to draw a connection. On the professional front, Aishwarya Rai was last seen in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: II, where she reprised her role as Nandini. She has yet to announce her next project. Meanwhile, Abhishek Bachchan appeared in the Amazon Prime original Be Happy. He will be next seen in Housefull 5 and Raja Shivaji.