Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been admitted to hospital after contracting coronavirus, it has been reported.
The 46-year-old actress is one of Bollywood’s biggest names, and also snapped up the coveted title of Miss World at the 1994 beauty pageant.
Aishwarya and her daughter Aaradhya, eight, were hospitalised in Mumbai, India, after testing positive for the virus this week.
Both mother and daughter, who reportedly tested positive for the virus one week ago, were said to be “fine,” according to the PTI news agency.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been admitted to hospital after contracting coronavirus (Image: X00380)
Her husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan – who are also huge celebrities in India – had been admitted for treatment for Covid-19 days prior.
Receiving care in a private hospital in Mumbai, both men are said to be stable with mild symptoms of the virus.
On Friday, India reached a frightening new milestone in coronavirus figures, recording a total of one million cases.
Aishwarya Rai and her husband Abhishek Bachchan are two of India’s most famous celebrities (Image: PA)
Amitabh has remained active on social media throughout his time in the hospital, tweeting on Friday: “In happy times, in times of illness, you our near and dear, our well-wishers, our fans have ever given us unstinting love, affection, care and prayer.”
Since news of the family’s hospital admission broke, fans across India have been sending messages of love and support, wishing them a speedy recovery.
Voted the Most Beautiful Woman in the World on a number of occasions, Aishwarya has starred in hit Bollywood films such as Devdas, Doom 2, and Ponniyin Selvan.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was crowned Miss World back in 1994 (Image: REUTERS)
Starting her career as a model, her image reached international heights when she represented India in the Miss Universe pageant in the early 90s.
On top of her vibrant acting and modelling career, Aishwarya is known for her humanitarian work, working with organisations such as PETA and Goodwill over the years.
Aaradhya is her only child, born from her 2007 marriage to fellow actor and film producer Abhishek.
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