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CANNES WATCH: Aishwarya Rai stuns, DiCaprio spends big

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for photographs for the film Jazbaa, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for photographs for the film Jazbaa, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan poses for photographs for the film Jazbaa, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

CANNES, France (AP) – The wait was worth it: Aishwarya Rai’s return to Cannes with her first film in five years got a boost when the beauty made a splashy appearance in a ruby red number and smoky eyes.

It was one of the highlights of Day Seven at the Cannes Film Festival, in which Leonardo DiCaprio spent as much as a car on a bag; Isabella Rossellini talked about the legacy of her mother, Ingrid Bergman; Denis Villeneuve unveiled his new movie about drugs … and a weird moment when Michael Jackson’s father showed up:

CANNES LOOK OF THE DAY:

Bollywood star and l’Oreal ambassador Aishwarya Rai may well have caused boats to crash as she posed for cameras on the Cannes dock at the photo call for her film “Jazbaa” on Tuesday.

The 41-year old beauty wore a bordeaux-colored Oscar de la Renta organza and silk taffeta gown with layered lattices that gave a classic gown a fashion-forward twist.