She is/was and will always be relevant/talked_about cos of her own merits than anything else. Bachchan is definitely not why she is still relevant.
First of all, her biggest USP is blinding beauty. Most of the households from/belonging_to the subcontinent(or even the people she has managed to reach outside) considers her as a beauty goddess. "Aishwarya lag rahi ho" "Khud ko kya Aishwarya samjha hai" She is unbelievably beautiful and that is always gonna be remembered.
Also just cos she is beautiful, doesn't mean she has nothing else to offer. She is really good actress too and has always strived to do great work in different industries, thereby reaching to more wider audience. And she has given some really memorable films.performance over the years. I was surprised at how popular Bride and Prejudice is outside the non-bolly audience. And of course Devdas, HDDCS, Jodhaa etc will stay for very long in people's minds.
Add to that she is an exceptionally great dancer too. So she has left quite a legacy of films and work behind her to stay relevant in today's times.
Like ponymo puts it The Bachchan tag helped her become more approachable, that sure helped her.
Edited by blUeNoSed - 8 years ago
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