Anurag Thakur, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, is flying to France today to attend the Cannes Film Festival, where India has been awarded the 'country of honour' for the 'Marche du Film,' the business equivalent of the main event
Mr Thakur will walk the Festival's Red Carpet tomorrow evening, as well as take part in the Marche Du Film's Opening Night festivities on May 18 at the Majestic Beach.
A R Rahman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Nayanthara Pooja Hegde, Prasoon Joshi, R Madhavan, Ricky Kej, Shekhar Kapur, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vani Tripathi, and folk singer Mame Khan are among the celebrities who will be part of Thakur's team to the Cannes Film Festival
Tamannaah, a renowned Telugu and Tamil actor, tweeted, "Honoured to represent India at Marche Du Film at the Cannes Film Festival."
After testing positive for Covid-19, Akshay Kumar had to withdraw from the official delegation.A special screening of the restored Indian classic Pratidwandi, directed by Satyajit Ray, has been planned as part of the Festival's Cannes Classics selection as one of the highlights of India's role as the Country of Honour.
In addition, the Olympia Cinema will host world debuts of a number of Indian films.
Under the "Goes to Cannes Section," India will present five films: Baghjan (Assamese) by Jaicheng Zxai Dohutia, Bailadila (Chhattisgarhi) by Shailendra Sahu, Ek Jagah Apni (Hindi) by Ektara collective, Follower (Marathi) by Harshad Nalawde, and Shivamma (Kannada) by Jai Shankar.
These films are part of the Film Bazaar's Work In Progress lab.
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, directed by R Madhavan, will have its global premiere during the festival.
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