‘Motherhood is splendid’: Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai isn’t letting cruel weight jibes spoil her baby bliss

She was heavily criticised for not losing her baby weight in stellar time.
But Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is not letting cruel weight jibes spoil her baby bliss.
The new mother couldn't help but gush about her six-month-old baby girl Aaradhya as she posed on the red-carpet at the Cannes premiere of Cosmopolis last night.

She’s a former Miss World and a treasured Bollywood star, but Aishwarya Rai appears to have fallen out of favour with India’s media in an extraordinary row over her weight.
The furore began after a picture of Rai sporting a double chin as she climbed into a car after a party emerged.
Rai gave birth to her first child in November and has publicly stated she is in no hurry to drop her extra pounds, preferring to “enjoy motherhood”.
But the pictures have sparked an intense debate about motherhood, weight, and the apparent "obligations" of those in the public eye.
Scroll down for more pictures of Aishwarya Rai and a video apparently revealing her 'shocking weight gain'


This picture of Rai sparked an intense debate in India about motherhood and weight gain The Sydney Morning Herald quoted showbiz columnist Shobhaa Dee: “Aishwarya is like a goddess. She is held up as the idea of beauty and so there is an expectation for her to look perfect at all times.”
A video clip comparing pictures of Rai in her heyday and following the birth of her child was posted on YouTube, illustrated with the sound of a trumpeting elephant.
The accompanying blurb says the 38-year-old “seems to be looking rather plump instead of losing some of her flab after the baby’s delivery.”
It adds: “The Bachchan bahu seems to be taking motherhood very seriously and seems to have shockingly put on at least five to six kilos.”