The 78th Cannes Film Festival, running from 13 to 24 May 2025, is poised to be a splendid showcase of Indian talent, with a constellation of stars from Bollywood and beyond gracing the French Riviera.
This year’s theme, “Lights, Beauty, and Action,” resonates with the vibrant contributions of Indian cinema, fashion, and philanthropy, as luminaries bring their charisma and cultural heritage to the global stage.
Making history, Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia on Tuesday walked the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival as part of the prestigious gala's jury panel. This marks her return to Cannes a year after she charted history as the first Indian director to win the Grand Prix for her debut feature film "All We Imagine As Light", a joint India and France production. The Malayalam-Hindi movie became the first film from India to be part of the Cannes Competition after a 30-year gap.
Let's take a look at key celebrities attending Cannes 2025
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Janhvi Kapoor
- Ishaan Khatter
- Sharmila Tagore
- Simi Garewal
- Alia Bhatt
- Karan Johar
- Payal Kapadia
- Vishal Jethwa
- Urvashi Rautela
- Jacqueline Fernandez
- Shalini Passi
- Nitanshi Goel
- Anupam Kher
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Meanwhile, the Bharat Pavilion was also inaugurated at the Cannes Film Festival. The ceremony was attended by IFFI and NFDC festival director Shekhar Kapur, veteran actor Anupam Kher, and Anne-Louise Mésadieu, Paris Region elected official, Ambassador, and Special Delegate for Diplomatic Relations.
In his inaugural address, Kapur highlighted the transformational power of cinema and India's evolving role as a creative powerhouse on the world stage.
"The art of storytelling is not the art of storytelling, it is the art of teaching others how to listen to your stories. And that's why film festivals are important because we all come over here from all over the world, and we tell each other our stories. That's why we have to go on having film festivals."
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