On Tuesday, actor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, music maestro AR Rahman, Grammy-winning composer
Ricky Kej, actor
R Madhavan
were among those from the field of cinema and music who walked the
red carpet
at the opening ceremony of the 2022
Cannes
Film Festival, as part of the Indian delegation led by Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Other names from the Indian delegation who walked on the red carpet include CBFC chief
Prasoon Joshi, acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur, CBFC board member
Vani Tripathi Tikoo
, actresses
Tamannaah Bhatia,
Pooja Hegde, Nayanthara and folk artist Mame Khan. This year, Cannes’ Marche’ Du Film is celebrating India as its Official Country Of Honour.
Ambassadors from different regional cinemas were included in the delegation, sending the signal to the world that India – which boasts of 25 regional film industries – has many different flavours and styles to offer in terms of film production. This year, cinema from the south was in spotlight. Actress Virginie Efira served as Master of Ceremony and host of the 75th edition and welcomed on the stage of the Palis des Festivals' Grand Théätre Lumière the Jury, including
Deepika Padukone. Michel Hazanavicius's Final Cut was the opening film of the festival which will be theatrically released in France on that same day. In a first, India is the official Country of Honour for the Cannes Marché du Film (Film Market), at the Cannes Film Festival, which will continue till May 25 this year. This is the first time that the market has an official Country Of Honour and is expected to continue this tradition during its future editions. Satyajit Ray's centenary celebrations will also be continued at Cannes with a restored classic directed by the filmmaker – Pratidwandi – scheduled to be screened at the Cannes Classic section Cinéma de la plage.
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