Did Aishwarya Rai Bachchan marry a tree before her nuptials with Abhishek Bachchan? Actress reveals how 'Manglik' question embarrassed her abroad

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan reveals gossip about her being a 'manglik' and doing rituals to eradicate the dosha had spread even abroad. The actress said it was embarrassing to make people explain

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan tied the knot in 2007. Four years later, they welcomed their first child, a daughter Aaradhya. Her wedding was one of the most documented ones in Bollywood history. We had heard stories of how cameramen perched themselves on trees to get a glimpse of the stunning bride and her groom. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who has her zodiac sign as Scorpio, was rumored to be a Manglik (a woman with a dominant Mars in her horoscope).

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Aishwarya Rai addressed rumours of being a Manglik

It is said that women who are Manglik suffer a lot after marriage. It can also result in death of a spouse. There were numerous headlines on how Aishwarya Rai Bachchan married two trees (one in Benaras, one in Bangalore) before the real wedding. It was said that she wedded a clay urn as well. It was reported that some women's group also filed a case against her for promoting superstition. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan later said that the news was not needed. She was quoted as saying, "To dedicate the kind of prime time, the kind of newsprint, the kind of magazine cover stories for all of that was very unnecessary. The wonderful part was that, as a family, we are solid."

Amitabh Bachchan debunks rumours of Aishwarya eradicating her Manglik Dosha

Amitabh Bachchan asked reporters to show him the tree that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan married. He told the press, "The only person she's married is my son. Unless you think Abhishek is a tree." He has also said in The Times Of India in 2007 that the Bachchan family is not superstitious. It seems they did not even ask for the janampatri of the actress.

Later, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said the extensive coverage given to the 'Manglik story' in India had made even the West aware about it. She said it was embarrassing in global interviews. She said when she constantly interacted with foreign media abroad and they wondered at what was a Manglik dosha all about, she left embarrassed.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said, "You got married to a tree, and you have this huge curse on you?' You just think, 'Oh my god, where am I going to start."