18 July 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Intentionally or not, Abhishek Bachchan’s social media activity has added fuel to the already reignited rumours of his reported separation from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Author Heena Khandelwal’s Instagram post, speaking about the complex reality of love and divorce seemingly found an audience in Abhishek. The proof? A ‘like’ from the actor.
While this is of course no verbal confirmation of any relationship turmoil he may be going through with his wife of 17 years, it has seamlessly sparked a renewed interest in where things stand between the two.From Aishwarya showing up separately from the Bachchans for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding right back to the reports of her allegedly having ‘moved out’ of Jalsa, let’s take a look at all the signs which hinted at things not being hunky dory between the couple.
Aishwarya arrives separately for the Ambani wedding
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant tied the knot on July 12 in the presence of industry heavyweights from across all sectors. Also present to bless the union, were Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan who arrived in tow with son Abhishek, daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda and grandchildren Navya Naveli Nanda and Agastya Nanda. Also surprisingly present, was their son-in-law, industrialist Nikhil Nanda, who has always preferred to keep a low profile. Dressed in Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla ensembles, the party of 7 made for quite the dashing picture. However, Aishwarya and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan’s conspicuous absence from the shot stuck out like a sore thumb.
Does Aishwarya not live with the Bachchans anymore?
This is arguably the biggest question mark when it comes to speculations about the status of Abhishek and Aishwarya’s relationship. For context, Big B and Jaya own a spread of 5 high-profile properties in Mumbai’s posh Juhu locality. These include Jalsa, Pratiksha, Janak, Vatsa and Ammu. The family has always used Jalsa as their primary property with Pratiksha having been bequeathed to Shweta in 2023. As per reports, Aishwarya has moved out of the property into one of the adjacent ones. That being said, the Bachchans and Aishwarya are still ‘living together’, just not with each other.