Following Vivek Agnihotri's criticism of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's picture from the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and his condemnation of the use of 'costume slaves,' writer Shobhaa De has made a sarcastic remark about the actor's silver dress and even requested clarification. While numerous social media users expressed their dissatisfaction with Aishwarya's appearance on the red carpet, many others defended the actor in the comments section of Shobhaa's recent Instagram post.

Sharing a picture of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's red carpet moment in the silver gown by Sophie Couture, Shobhaa wrote in her caption, "What this is, plisssss (please)? Cannes (can) anybody explain???"