Love Is In The Air: Aishwarya Rai And Abhishek Bachchan Celebrating 13 Years Of Marriage

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary today and it is no doubt that they are one of the most powerful Bollywood couples. Here are the reasons why the two are such rock-solid testimony for true love.

1. The former beauty queen and the actor tied the knot in 2007 in a highly discreet ceremony with the attendance of family and selected close friends. Their nuptials back then were considered a definitive Bollywood eminence wedding.

2. While they are not very outspoken about their relationship, netizens believe that Abhishek Bachchan popped the question to Aishwarya Rai on a balcony when they were in New York, and it was freezing cold that day.

3. Their wedding ceremony was an extremely private affair, with only few Bollywood guests. Back in 2007, the town was divided into those who have and have not hot invited to the wedding and who got left out of the highly-scrutinized bash of the year.

4. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have painted a picture-perfect definition of domestic bliss. Rai revealed that her husband plays a big supporter and instrumental role in her decision to join 2009 movie Pink Panther.

She was busy moving from Bandra to Juhu and from becoming a married woman, hence she did not know whether or not to take the role. However, Abhishek suggested her to go for it and not let the chance slip.

5. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan knew each other on Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke film sets. The film got on floors two decades ago and in 2003, they reunited in another romantic movie named Kuch Naa Kaho. The two became friends prior to getting married.

6. It was passed on in Bollywood folklore that Abhishek fell for his now-wife on the Umrao Jaan set. Although the film turned out a box-office disaster, their relationship was totally opposite.

>>> Curious about their story, read: Top 20 Bollywood Power Couples: Abhishek Bachchan And Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Are Symbols Of True Love

7. While Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have collaborated in at least 6 Bollywood movies together, it is never not fun to see the couple in the same frame. The two have huge respect for each other not only as husband and wife but also as two entertainers in the film industry.

They enjoy the other’s company on sets and gave flying compliments for their significant other. Aishwarya said in the promotion for Raavan,

 “We don’t rate each other [as actors]. We just like working with each other as co-actors … Abhishek is a very free actor. He breaks himself free. He works as a team member and doesn’t act as a male lead or anything.”

Amitabh Bachchan’s son also chipped in that they do not criticize each other’s performance. He said she can do everything to make it right and never compromises even on the work of her co-star.

8. Over all these years of their marriage, they have given fans so many goals, including date nights, vacations, parenthood and more. Their decadent trips to eerie beach locations such as the Maldives have appeared chronically on their posted images. Their 13th wedding anniversary this year is only a part of life-long happiness in the time coming.

9. A skeptic who has witnessed a few superstar connections become penniless may contend that popular people’s relationships are probably not going to last. However, these two have proved it wrong with their beautiful little daughter Aaradhya.

Here's to the top Bollywood power couple that doesn't break under pressure or spotlight. May your happiness last forever!