Abhishek and Aishwarya first met through this actor: Read Junior Bachchan's fascinating love story

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's love saga has always been in the news. From their dating phase to wedding and having a child, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's relationship received a lot of attention. Currently, they are in news as there are rumours of their split. But both the stars have not confirmed anything. So they still remain to be Bollywood's quintessential couple who have a beautiful daughter named Aadhya. But did you know that Bobby Deol played a cupid to Aishwarya and Abhishek?

Yes, this story has been shared by Abhishek Bachchan himself. In an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia, Abhishek Bachchan revealed all about his first meet with Aishwarya Rai. It took place in Switzerland. Abhishek Bachchan was a production boy before he turned actor. So while he was doing recce for his father's venture Mrityudata, Aishwarya Rai was shooting with Bobby Deol for his debut movie Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya in Switzerland. All of them being in Switzerland, Bobby Deol introduced Abhishek to Aishwarya Rai. Bobby Deol called him up for dinner and that's when Jr Bachchan met Aishwarya for the first time.

He also further recalled how Aishwarya could not understand much due to his heavy accent. Being abroad in a boarding school, Abhishek Bachchan initially had a thick accent. So remembering the same, Jr Bachchan said that Aishwarya still jokes about it. "And whenever she talks about it, she jokingly says, 'I couldn't understand a word of what you were saying'. Because here I was, a kid from an international boarding school, then went to Boston. I must've had some really heavy accent at that point. And she was like, 'What were you saying?" he quoted as per entertainment news sites.

Here's a video of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who appeared together in many films like Guru and more tied the knot in the year 2007. It was in 2011 that Aishwarya gave birth to their daughter Aaradhya Bachchan. Since then she has been the centre of their attention. Of late, at event, we only see Aaradhya tagging along with mother Aishwarya. Fans miss to see Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being together.