Amid divorce rumours, Aishwarya Rai drops 'Bachchan' from her name!

Rumours have been doing rounds that Bollywood's star couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are headed for a 'grey divorce' following their relationship troubles. While the duo has remained tight-lipped, recently, Junior Bachchan expressed that he is 'immensely thankful' to his wife. However, the divorce rumours have once again fueled up and left many shocked after Aish dropped her surname 'Bachchan' at a global event.

On Wednesday, the Dhoom 2 actress attended the Global Women's Forum in Dubai. At the event, she delivered a speech on 'Women Empowerment'. As Aish took the stage, a large screen behind displayed her name as 'Aishwarya Rai | International Star' dropping her surname 'Bachchan'. 

Several pictures and videos from the event have taken the internet by storm.

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Notably, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tied the knot in April 2007 and welcomed their daughter Aaradhya Bachchan in November 2011. While rumours about their separation have been doing rounds for quite some time now, those gained traction when the couple arrived separately at a high-profile wedding In July. Further, Abhishek liking an Instagram post discussing the increase in 'grey divorces' intensified the buzz. Following that, Aishwarya not appearing in Amitabh Bachchan's birthday video, attending events without her husband, and the Bachchan family not wishing Aish on her birthday, such small incidents have been giving people a chance to talk and speculate about the status of their marriage.

However, neither Abhishek nor Aishwarya has addressed the circulating rumours, leaving them unverified.