AR Rahman, Prasoon Joshi, Shekhar Kapur
India has been honored this year at the Cannes Film Festival, which is why the whole country is curious about this festival, which started today, May 17.
Cannes (Cannes 2022) has given India the honor of “Country of Honor” this year and hence this film festival has become even more special for all the countrymen this year. India has received this honor at the ‘Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes’. Music composer AR Rahman, who arrived at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, told in his conversation with ANI that it is a great honor for him to be at the Cannes Film Festival. He is also going to release the premiere of his first directorial film at Cannes. Let us tell you, this film is very special for AR Rahman.
France | It is a great honor to be here. I also have my first directorial film which is premiering at Cannes XR: AR Rahman, Music Composer
India has been named the Country of honor at Marché du Film – festival de Cannes pic.twitter.com/G7G068I5n3
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2022
Prasoon Joshi reaches Cannes
Prasoon Joshi, a famous writer, poet and chairman of CBFC, who arrived in Cannes, said that India is always involved in Cannes, there are actually two departments of Cannes. One is the market and the other is the department where movies are shown. Both of these are important for us but this year is special because this year the country has got the honor of “Country of Honour”. On this occasion, Prasoon Joshi also said that the government and the filmmakers are trying to take the entertainment industry forward together. He believes that India will be dominated in the coming times because of the suggestions of many worldly schemes, initiatives are being taken by India for India. The Cannes festival will also be great.
France | India has always come to Cannes. There are two parts to Cannes, one is the market & the other is where the films are showcased, both are very important for us. This is a special year because India is the county of honour: Prasoon Joshi, writer, poet and chairman, CBFC pic.twitter.com/N4oCMFUkPh
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2022
Know what Shekhar Kapur has to say
Famous filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has also attended the Cannes Festival. He said that I have come here to support the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur and I agree that soon India is going to become the world’s biggest platform for the entertainment industry. Vani Tripathi, member of the Central Board of Film Censor, said that it is a great pleasure to be here, this is the 75th year of Cannes and to honor the country at the ‘Marché du Film-Festival de Cannes’ for the 75th year of India’s independence. What could be a better celebration than this?
#WATCH , Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, CBFC members Prasoon Joshi, Vani Tripathi & Ricky Kej at the India pavilion at #CannesFilmFestival2022
India has been named the Country of honor at Marché du Film – festival de Cannes. pic.twitter.com/zxs5mXyA5N
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2022
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Spotted
Let us tell you, Bollywood’s famous actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has also reached France. A video of him wearing a white shirt and black blazer with Bow Ty is going viral on social media. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur is also seen in the video with him. Deepika Padukone is a part of the jury of Cannes this year, even before this she has attended the film festival several times.
