Celebrity fashion designer Manish Malhotra on Sunday threw a star-studded Diwali Party in Mumbai. Manish Malhotra's Diwali Party was attended by many ace Bollywood actors and actresses including Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Ananya Pandey, and more. Manish Malhotra's Diwali party 2023 turned out to be a night to remember as fans went gaga seeing Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan under the same roof. However, what grabbed everyone's attention when a photo went viral on social media in which Salman Khan was seen hugging a woman wearing a red dress and alleged that the woman Tiger 3 actor was hugging was none other than Aishwarya Rai.
Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai's 'love-hate' saga is known to all, however, theories stating that both hugged each other indeed broke the internet. After Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai's hugging picture went viral, many fans believed that they had finally patched up and given up year-long bitterness between the two. However, Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai's hugging viral pic is fake.
Fact Check: Salman Khan-Aishwarya Rai hugging pic
The viral video in which Salman Khan was seen hugging Aishwarya Rai was termed fake. The woman in the video was not Aishwarya but Sooraj Pancholi’s sister Sana Pancholi. Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan's love story, ended on a sour note during the 2000s. While Aishwarya is married to Abhishek Bachchan and has one daughter, Salman Khan did not marry anyone.
Salman and Aishwarya have been under the same roof at several Bollywood parties. However, they have maintained their distance since their ugly split in the early 2000s. While Aishwarya and Salman don’t speak, Abhishek has a friendly bond with Salman and has also been spotted greeting each other at parties.
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