Anurag Thakur Walks The Red Carpet With R Madhavan, Shekhar Kapur,Nawazuddin Siddiqui And Others
The Union Minister for information and broadcasting, youth affairs, and sports, Anurag Thakur made a pitch for India to become the preferred “post-production hub” for global filmmakers while leading a star-studded delegation to the festivities at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, where India is the ‘First Country of Honour’. I walked the Cannes red carpet with celebrities from the world of Indian cinema.
They included acclaimed actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and R Madhavan, and music maestro A.R. Rahman. filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and noted lyricist and Censor Board chief Prasoon Joshi.
Appropriately, the minister described it as “a historic moment” for India. Madhavan’s film, ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, is foremost among the films chosen to represent India at the festival. Other members of the Indian delegation include two-time Grammy winner Ricky Kej as well as southern actresses Pooja Hegde, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Aditi Rao Hydari.
Earlier in the day on Tuesday, the minister also met Charles Rivkin, Chairman, and CEO of the Motion Pictures Association (MPA), the trade body that represents the top American film studios. Rivkin is also a former U.S. ambassador to France. India, according to ‘Variety’, will be prominently visible throughout the festival this year.
Deepika Padukone is on the jury for the main feature film competition. Rahman’s directorial debut film ‘Le Musk’, premiered on Tuesday at the market’s Cannes XR program. Shaunak Sen’s Sundance grand jury prize-winning documentary ‘All That Breathes’ is showing at a special screening. Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pratidwandi’ (1970) will be screened in the festival’s Cannes Classics section.
#IndiaAtCannes🎬
Shooting of foreign films📽️ in India gets a boost
Union Minister @ianuragthakur unveiled two schemes to incentivize the shooting of foreign films and foreign co-productions with India. #CannesFilmFestival2022 pic.twitter.com/5wdMISxnlf
— Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur (@Anurag_Office) May 18, 2022
