The life of a celebrity is always in the limelight, be it their personal or professional life. Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan became the talk of the town ever since she won the title of Miss World in 1994.

Being one of the most charming and influential personalities globally is not easy, there have always been controversies, especially when it comes to a famous celebrity like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Digging into her past, let’s look at some major controversies that surprised her fans.

1. Panama Papers

ED probed Aishwarya over allegations of stashing wealth abroad under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, of 1999. The Panama Papers pertain to leaked documents that point towards fraud and tax evasion by many individuals and corporate entities across the world. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s name featured in the list of 500 Indians who were named in the massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents exposing their secret offshore dealings. Many Indian celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were named in this paper leak. All these people were accused of tax fraud.