Happy tidings
It was a birthday Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had to wait for a year. And she finally got it when she was honoured by France with a prestigious civilian award for her contribution to art on her 39th birthday on November 1.
Francois Richier, Ambassador of France to India, conferred the honour of 'Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters' (Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres), the second highest civilian French honour on her at a function in Mumbai."
"I want to thank the French government for honouring me with this award. It is truly overwhelming," Aishwarya told reporters here.
"Also, I take this opportunity to thank everyone who I have worked with as they made it possible for me to have such a glorious career," she said.
Aishwarya's entire family, including husband Abhishek,
in-laws Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, daughter Aaradhya were present on the occasion.
Aishwarya was crowned Miss World in 1994 and made her acting debut three years later. She starred in films in various languages including English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali. She is a regular on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.
Her father-in-law, megastar Amitabh Bachchan was awarded France's highest civilian award, the Legion d'Honneur in 2007.
One can recollect that in 2009, Aishwarya was to be presented the same French award but she did not accept it because her father Krishnaraj Rai was unwell.
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