Au revoir Cannes: India shines bright

(L-R) R. Madhavan, Ricky Kej, Vani Tripathi, Prasoon Joshi, Anurag Thakur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Shekhar Kapur attended the screening of Final Cut (Coupez!) and the opening ceremony on the red carpet for the 75th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17. For the year 2022, India was the country of Honour at Marche du Film or Cannes Film Market. The Indian delegation was led by Anurag Thakur, the information and broadcasting minister of India. 

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrives for the screening of the film Armageddon Time during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, on May 19, 2022. Rai has been associated with Cannes for the past 20 years. She made her debut with the film Devdas in 2002. Subsequently, in 2003 she served as a Jury member at Cannes. 

Mame Khan poses at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. He is the first Indian folk singer to walk down the Cannes red carpet and was also a part of the Indian delegation. 

The documentary All That Breathes won the L'OEil d'Or award. Director Shaunak Sen (third from left), seen here with cast members Nadeem Shehzad, Salik Rehmanand Mohammad Saud. The documentary, based in New Delhi, is the story of two brothers who have spent the past 20 years saving black kites. The film has previously received the world cinema grand jury prize at the Sundance film festival. 

Composer A. R. Rahman is seen on the Boulevard de la Croisette. The two-time Oscar-winning music composer made his directorial debut at the film festival with Le Musk. It features Hollywood actress Nora Arnezeder and Guy Burnet in lead roles.

A file photo of Satyajit Ray from Cannes 1982. His film Pratidwandi, released in 1970, was screened as a part of the Cannes Film Festival's Classic selection. The film, written and directed by Ray is based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay.