In an appearance that was strikingly similar to her character in Mani Ratnam's Guru, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan flew down to Kochi to launch Kalyan Jewellers' first store in the city recently.

Dressed in a white lehenga and jewellery by Kalyan Jewellers, the actress looked resplendant.

Watch Aishwarya's ad for Kalyan jewellers

The actress was accompanied by her mother Vrinda Rai and daughter Aaradhya on the trip.

She launched the new store along with Malayalam star Dileep.

Scores of fans had gathered to catch a glimpse of the actress as she arrived at the venue arranged especially for her and the gathered fans.

Ash interacted with them before the launch and spoke fondly of her connections with Kerala.

Ash's first advertisement after her brief sabbatical was for Kalyan Jewellers and has become quite popular.

The actress later made a fashionable appearance along with her in-laws for the launch of Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla's book India Fantastique over the weekend.