Although Aishwarya Rai Bachchan picked up the highest civilian honour in India the Padma Shri, who knew that she would also be receiving an honor in France? That's right; Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has recently been conferred with the prestigious French award, the Officer Dan Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres.

Unfortunately, the actress has been unable to enjoy the awards which have been bestowed upon her. She has confirmed that she's not going to go to get the award until her father Krishna Raj Rai recovers from his illness and accompanies her to the ceremony. In a bold, but rather admirable move, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has informed the French government of her inability to pick up the award. For one of the most well-known Bollywood actresses, her family has always been her priority. So it's no surprise that she wants her entire family, including parents, brother, sister-in-law, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan to be beside her.

We assume the French government will probably hold the very important ceremony in Paris when the actress attends the world premiere of her new film "The Pink Panther 2". It seems that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is in good company, the other actors who have been conferred with the award are Hollywood actors Meryl Streep and Robert Redford and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. We are sure that she appreciates the French government for giving her this award and hopefully she and her entire family can go and celebrate the honor. We hope that Krishna Raj Rai has a quick recovery so he can have a good time with his daughter. So who thinks it is cool that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is receiving all these honors? And who thinks that there are other Bollywood starlets who are more deserving? Please let us know!