Deepika Padukone at the Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)The 75th Cannes Film Festival starts on Tuesday and this time, the prestigious film festival is celebrating Indian cinema. India has been chosen as the first ‘country of honour’ at Marche du Cinema, and on the opening day, a delegation from India, led by I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, will be walking the red carpet. The delegation includes AR Rahman, Pooja Hegde, Shekhar Kapur, among others.
Earlier, Akshay Kumar was also scheduled to walk the red carpet but the actor was tested positive for Covid-19. He tweeted, “Was really looking forward to rooting for our cinema at the India Pavilion at #Cannes2022, but have sadly tested positive for Covid. Will rest it out. Loads of best wishes to you and your entire team, @ianuragthakur. Will really miss being there.”
This year, six films from India are being screened at the Cannes Film Market. These include – Rocketry – The Nambi Effect (Hindi, English, Tamil), Godavari (Marathi), Alpha Beta Gamma (Hindi), Boomba Ride (Mishing), Dhuin (Maithili) and Niraye Thathakalulla Maram (Malayalam).
Indian actor Deepika Padukone is a part of the jury at the prestigious film festival. “While it does feel like a personal victory, it also feels like a slightly larger victory for the South Asian community… We can literally count on our fingertips the number of times anyone from India has been on the jury or has had the opportunity to represent the country at a platform such as this,” Deepika told PTI.
Le Musk is AR Rahman's VR directorial debut. He said in a statement, "Le Musk has been several years in the making with collaborators worldwide; we’ve aimed to create an unprecedented, subtle sensory cinematic surrealism. Creating a feature-length Cinema VR experience that pushes boundaries of storytelling and incorporates multiple senses was a guiding force for me. Aroma and music together bring warm memories subjectively for the audience."
Deepika Padukone poses with the jury members on the opening day. (Photo: AP)
Deepika previously told PTI, "I hope we realise that there is so much more… Of course, fashion is fun, it should be fun. And it’s also a very personal thing. But I hope that Indian media has learned from that last experience and realises that we have the power to actually change that narrative and talk about what a big moment this is for India."
"It is heartening to note that a film by one of India’s most renowned filmmakers, Satyajit Ray, has been restored for screening at the Cannes Classics section, when India is celebrating the birth centenary of the legendary filmmaker," PM Modi said in a statement.
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Deepika Padukone shared her latest photos from Cannes 2022.
Two-time Grammy winner Ricky Kej will be performing on the opening night of Cannes Film Festival. He shared on Twitter, "Such an honor to be a part of this mega global event. So grateful to Hon'ble minister @ianuragthakur ji for taking the leadership on this. Proud to represent India. @Anurag_Office @astiksinha"
Tamannaah Bhatia is one of the celebrities who will be walking the red carpet of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. On Monday, she posted a photo with 'enroute Cannes' as the caption.
Shekhar Kapur and Prasoon Joshi were seen interacting with Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur at 75th Cannes Film Festival.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be walking the red carpet at Cannes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is "delighted about India's participation as a Country of Honour at Marché du Film-festival de Cannes." He said, "As India celebrates its 75th yr of independence,75th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival and 75 yrs of Indo-French diplomatic ties enhance pride associated with momentous milestones."