Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan tied the knot on April 20, 2007 and they celebrated their 19th anniversary today. On the occasion, Aishwarya dropped a selfie with Abhishek and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan. The couple, who are among Bollywood’s most prominent names, got married in an intimate yet grand ceremony at their Mumbai residence. Abhishek was spotted in the city today at the trailer launch of Riteish Deshmukh‘s film ‘Raja Shivaji’ and he was seen in the same outfit. Abhishek looked dapper in a blue bandhgala, meanwhile, Aishwarya was seen in a white kurta holding a bouquet of flowers, looking gorgeous as always. As Aishwarya dropped these adorable selfies, netizens showered a lot of love and anniversary wishes. A user said, “Happy Anniversary Queen And king 🎂🤩🤩🥰💐💐💐💐” Sunita Gowariker commented, “Happy Anniversary to the loveliest couple ❤️❤️❤️” In a recent podcast featuring actor Lilly Singh, Abhishek discussed the dynamics of his marriage, focusing on the significance of partnership and mutual respect. He indicated that traditional gender roles have never dictated their relationship. He stated during a chat with Lilly Singh, “I have never been the kind of person who believes that somebody else will have to give up or stop running for me to win that race.” Reflecting on his childhood, Abhishek shared why he’s never been insecure of Aishwarya’s success. “I had that at home as well, to get that out of the way. When my parents got married, my mother was the much bigger star than my father was. So it was not an unnatural thing. I wasn’t brought up to think that you have to be the dominant one; it was always about partnership.”He explained that the idea of equality in relationships was deeply ingrained in him from an early age. Speaking about his bond with Aishwarya, Abhishek recalled that their relationship evolved naturally from a long-standing friendship. He said, “I have known Aishwarya from the start of my career. The second film I did was with her, and she is the one actress that I have worked with the most. We weren’t in a relationship then, we were buddies, we were always friends.”On work front, Abhishek will be seen next in Shah Rukh Khan‘s ‘King’.
