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Amitabh Bachchan walks out of a hospital holding his grand-daughter along with his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Mumbai, India, 22 November 2011. EPA
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Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and their daughter, Aaradhya, in a photograph taken at the wedding of Akash Ambani, the son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, in 2019. Reuters
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Abhishek Bachchan (L) and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Raja Bhoj airport in Bhopal, India, 15 February 2020. EPA
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Aishwarya Rai presents a creation during the L'Oreal fashion show at the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 28 September 2019. EPA
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Aishwarya Rai arrives for the screening of 'A Hidden Life' during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2019. EPA
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Abhishek Bachchan (L) and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with their daughter Aaradhya pose as they arrive to attend the wedding reception of Akash Ambani in March 2019. EPA
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Amitabh Bachchan walks out of a hospital holding his grand-daughter along with his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Mumbai, India, 22 November 2011. EPA
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Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and their daughter, Aaradhya, in a photograph taken at the wedding of Akash Ambani, the son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, in 2019. Reuters
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Abhishek Bachchan (L) and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Raja Bhoj airport in Bhopal, India, 15 February 2020. EPA
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Aishwarya Rai presents a creation during the L'Oreal fashion show at the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 28 September 2019. EPA
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Aishwarya Rai arrives for the screening of 'A Hidden Life' during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, 19 May 2019. EPA
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Abhishek Bachchan (L) and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with their daughter Aaradhya pose as they arrive to attend the wedding reception of Akash Ambani in March 2019. EPA
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Amitabh Bachchan walks out of a hospital holding his grand-daughter along with his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Mumbai, India, 22 November 2011. EPA
Steve Martin and John Cena send messages to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: 'Wishing you a speedy recovery'
The actress and her daughter, 8, were taken to hospital with Covid-19 earlier this week
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