Bollywood icon Aishwarya Rai captivated attention at the Red Sea Film Festival 2025 in Saudi Arabia, where her appearance quickly went viral. Among the many videos and photos shared online, one standout moment showed American actor Dakota Johnson warmly interacting with Aishwarya and posing for a picture together, an interaction that delighted fans across the globe.
A video from December 4 showing Dakota Johnson and Aishwarya Rai interacting at the Red Sea Film Festival 2025 quickly went viral. The two were seen holding hands and sharing a warm conversation on the red carpet, with Dakota mentioning her visit to the Maha Kumbh earlier this year and Aishwarya expressing her delight. They later posed together for photographers, Dakota dazzling in a black cut-out gown and Aishwarya radiating elegance in a beige dress with a black shrug.
Their photos and videos sparked excitement online, with fans calling the moment an “unexpected collab,” “two divas in one frame,” and “my queens.”
Earlier this year, Dakota Johnson visited India with Chris Martin during Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour. She was seen seeking blessings at Siddhivinayak Temple with Sonali Bendre and Gayatri Joshi, and later visited Shri Babulnath Temple with Chris Martin.
Aishwarya Rai was last seen in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan II, a box-office success featuring Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Sobhita Dhulipala and Trisha Krishnan. She has yet to announce her next project. Dakota’s most recent release was the 2025 film Materialists, co-starring Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, which earned positive reviews and grossed $108 million worldwide. She will next appear in Verity, a psychological thriller directed by Michael Showalter and starring Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett, set for release in 2026.
