Cannes Film Festival 2014: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Walk Red Carpet on 20 May

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes Film Festival 2013 Reuters

Glamorous Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will attend the 67th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.

The 40-year-old former Miss World missed the first of her two scheduled appearances, due to an air traffic controllers' strike in France.

On 22 May, Aishwarya Rai and her husband and fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan will jointly attend the amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner together.

The actress' official spokesperson confirmed the news on Twitter.

Today Aishwarya will be shooting an ad n doing media interactions-on the red carpet on 20th, 21st n AMFAR on 22nd
— archana sadanand (@archanasadanand) May 17, 2014

This year will be her 13th time at the international film festival.

"While the delay has been unfortunate... we are sure she will dazzle as always," said Manashi Guha, general manager, L'Oréal Paris India.

Indian author, journalist and film critic Anupama Chopra posted a picture with Aishwarya Rai.

My annual date in Cannes with Aishwarya. She looked fabulous and is excited about resuming acting later this year! pic.twitter.com/ifEHwSBGRY
— Anupama Chopra (@anupamachopra) May 18, 2014

Aishwarya will be soon seen in filmmaker Sanjay Gupta's new movie Jazbaa. The Pride and Prejudice actress will be the female lead in Gupta's film. He confirmed the news on Twitter.

Yes guys it's true. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play the dynamic female lead in my action/thriller JAZBAA.
— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) May 16, 2014

Meanwhile, Bollywood celebrities including Mallika Sherawat and Uday Chopra attended the event in Cannes on the first day.

Sonam Kapoor will attend the film festival on 18 and 19 May.