Aaradhya Bachchan runs to hug mom Aishwarya Rai upon her SIIMA win, touches Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar’s feet, fans call her ‘Sanskari’. Watch

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was honoured with the Best Actress award at SIIMA 2024 for her performance in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan. She accepted the honour with her co-star Vikram.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | September 19, 2024 11:15 AM IST

3 min read

Aaradhya Bachchan touches Shiva Rajkumar's feet. (Photo: Manav Manglani)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently bagged the Best Actress award at The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2024, which was held in Dubai. The two-day event celebrated the talents from Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam film industry. However, a particular video from the event has caught the attention of fans.

In a video from the event, an excited Aaradhya Bachchan, who accompanied her mom to the award show, ran to hug her upon her win as the Best Actress. In the same video, later, Aishwarya was seen interacting with the Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar. After greeting him, the actress introduced her daughter to the Kannada actor, who soon bowed down to touch his feet.

This gesture of Aaradhya Bachchan is winning hearts. Several fans have reacted online, calling her ‘sanskari’. A user wrote, “What an upbringing”. Another fan commented, “That girl has been taught right things… respect elders.” Other reactions included, “She is so respectful, I am glad her daughter is sanskari like her”, “More than that the way her daughter takes aashirwad from Shiva anna”, “Queen raised a princess”, and “Sanskar dikhte hai”, among other things.

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Others noticed Chiyaan Vikram’s gesture towards Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. After her award, the actor helped her walk down the stage.

Aishwarya Rai and Chiyaan Vikram bagged the Best Actress (Critics) and Best Actor Awards for their performances in the Mani Ratnam film Ponniyin Selvan 2. Other winners incuded Nayanthara, Sivakarthikeyan, and Nelson Dilipkumar.

Upon receiving the award, Aishwarya Rai addressed the crowd and said, “Thank you for honouring me with this award. It means the world to me. This is for a movie so close to my heart–Ponniyin Selvan, directed by my Guru Mani Garu. Thank you for honouring my work as Best Actress for Nandini in Ponniyin Selvan.”

Aaradhya had a special mention in her mom’s speech. The actress concluded her speech with, “And Thank you Aaradhya for being here with me. Love you. You being here makes this extremely special for me. Thank you SIIMA.”

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