February 19: Qatar Airways will fly internationally-renowned Indian actress and Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Doha to provide a glittering opening to this year’s Qatar Show 2019, which will feature some of the world’s finest gemstones, jewellery collections and watches.

As the official airline partner of the show slated for February 20-25, Qatar Airways said it will also bring a host of other international celebrities and style influencers to take part in the event, including Chinese jewellery designer Beau Han Xu and fashion designer Grace Chen.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, an influential Indian actresses, made her acting debut in 1997 and has since appeared in more than 40 films in five languages, according to Qatar Airways.

The airline company said in a statement that she was the first Indian actress to represent her country as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003.

The Qatar Show 2019 will bring together more than 400 international luxury jewellery brands and a range of exquisite classic and contemporary collections from international and local designers, all under one roof.