Make-up, like music, Appeals and Sets Your Mood, says Aishwarya

Mumbai, May 21: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who represents India at the Cannes Film Festival, has been representing India for over a decade - once a jury member, and later for several films for a cosmetic brand and several times. Her canned clothes belong to her glamor industry as part of her lifestyle, but she thought it was as good as music to change her mood for a day.

The actress, who always experiments with her lip colours and eye shadows and at times gets criticism as well, spoke about how she celebrates the power of make-up as part of her daily life. "We are in a profession where we are working day and night, and still have to meet people in a certain way. I might have a sleepless night with my child but the next day when I am going for a professional meeting, people shouldn't get that vibe that ‘Oh God! She is tired'," Aishwarya said.

"There comes the make-up. I get ready every morning with my lipstick, mascara and basic make-up... That gets me a fresh energy. I also think that since I have been working for so many years now, it has become a part of my life," said the L'Oréal Paris brand ambassador. Aishwarya has had a long association with the Cannes Film Festival. "I do not even count years now. It's all familial -- the association with the festival as well as with the brand."

Since the last couple of years, her daughter Aradhya accompanies her at the gala. At the red carpet on Saturday night, the little girl was seen walking along like a style diva with her mother. Is she also getting familiar with the whole grandeur? "well, I think yes, as she understands the fact that we get photographed everywhere we go, at the airport, outside our house. She knows that we go places and sees our posters everywhere. I think Aradhya is quite aware, but I do not sit down and talk about these things," said Aishwarya, who is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan.

"There are certain things in her (Aradhya) that make me smile... Like when fans come to me with a selfie request, at times she photo bombs them. At times, she asks me, 'Mamma, not me na?' as she knows I keep requesting shutterbugs not to click her pictures. In fact, the recent airport photo that you all have seen her waving at in, has a story. "When I saw the picture, I asked her, ‘Whom were you waving your hands at?'. She said, ‘No Mumma, I was telling them, no no, no photo please!'. Isn't it cute? She is very spontaneous."

This time at Cannes Gala, Aishwarya's "Devdas" was also performed. It was first performed at Fest in 2002. Talking about it, "It's very special, I came here for the first time as an Indian actress in the film Devdas ... I'm still seeing Devdas at the Festival of Caves and the messages from the public that this year reminds me of memory."