India, May 21 -- Festival de Cannes may have rolled out it's lush red carpet earlier this month on May 13 - but how could the glory of the festival ever peak till the bona fire French Riviera queen graces it?

After days of waiting with bated breath for an airport spotting or a balcony rendezvous, Aishwarya Rai has finally, finally made her resurgence at Cannes - and how!

While the past few years, Aishwarya's red carpet moments have entirely been about gowns, and supremely experimental at that, this year the former Miss World has chosen to go back to her roots.

Draped in ivory laced with gold, the Cannes red carpet veteran opted for a regal (and custom!) Manish Malhotra saree with a train befitting her royal stature at the mammoth event...