Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan participate in event organised by Bunt community

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai and her husband Abhishek Bachchan participated in Bunt community event in Mumbai at the weekend.

Bollywood director Rohit Shetty was also present at the event.

Aishwarya Rai said she was overwhelmed by the love given by her community for her work across the globe.

"The community has come from all over the world, and I think, it's wonderful that we have functions such as these throughout the year of course and I knew it as well. We, as members of the community, have absolute pride and pleasure in participating albeit, in this brief manner but, definitely the community know that we are here," said Aishwarya Rai.

"We love belonging. We are all family and it's a pleasure being supportive and sharing such special moments. So, thank you so much for making it as memorable for us, for all your love and blessings," she added.

Bunt or Tulunad Kshatriya is a Hindu community that belongs to the region of Tulu Nadu in the southwestern part of the country, which comprises the districts including Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka.

The community speaks the Tulu language Aishwarya also interacted with the audience in Tulu.