India, May 31 -- Aishwarya Rai is a global star who has made her country proud with her achievements, says Madhuri Dixit, coming out in support of her Devdas co-star who faced trolling over her appearance on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival. Aishwarya, a Cannes regular for more than two decades, became the target of online trolling and body-shaming after images and videos from the 2026 red carpet circulated on social media.

Madhuri said Aishwarya has built a legacy by representing India on the global stage and trolling her over her appearance sends the wrong message to youngsters. "She has been going there for 20 years. She has done the whole country proud. She is a global star. As a Miss World, she has done so much for the cou...