#HTCityatCannes: Country of honour, India shines at 75th edition of Cannes Film Festival

The seventy fifth version of Pageant de Cannes, one of many world’s most prestigious movie festivals was inaugurated on May17 within the French Riviera Metropolis of Cannes. In a primary, India has been designated because the Nation of Honour on the pageant, in tribute to the seventy fifth 12 months of Indian independence.

Tuesday night noticed India’s largest ever contingent stroll the well-known pink carpet, led by Union Minister of Data & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.

The movie personalities from India, seen on the pink carpet included Oscar successful composer AR Rahman, Grammy awards winner Ricky Kej, actors R Madhavan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pooja Hegde, Tamannah Bhatia, Vani Tripathi, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and lyricist Prasoon Joshi.

In a message to the Indian delegation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India’s seamless potentialities to the filmmakers of the world. “Our spellbinding places, technological prowess in filmmaking, and the expertise of younger women and men present an ideal backdrop for filmmakers,” he mentioned within the message.

Among the many cinematic highlights from India at Cannes this 12 months is the world premier of Rocketry-a biography of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, and the screening of the restored print of Satyajit Ray’s 1970-urban drama Pratidwandi, to the mark the filmmaker’s centenary. Actor Deepika Padukone is within the jury of the movie pageant this 12 months.