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WATCH | Women protesters storm Cannes premiere of 'Holy Spider' with smoke devices
According to 'Variety', at the premiere of director Ali Abbasi's female-centred thriller, roughly 12 women in formal wear gathered on the famed stairs of the Palais with raised fists, filling the space with thick black smoke and holding a scroll with a list of 129 women's names. The list, according to the group, highlights "129 feminicides in France since the last Cannes festival".
WATCH | Team 'Safed' helmed by Sandeep Singh unveils film's first look at Cannes
Joining the lead actors, Meera Chopra and Abhay Verma and director-writer Sandeep Singh are producer Vinod Bhanushali and co-producers Vishal Gurnani and Juhi Parekh Mehta as the 75th year of Cannes celebrates India as the 'Country of Honour'. 'Safed' stars actors Meera Chopra and Abhay Verma in the lead while It is written and directed by Sandeep Singh.
WATCH | Woman protesting Ukraine sexual violence removed from Cannes red carpet
Video footage from the carpet saw a woman trying to crash the event while screaming at the top of her lungs. She was quickly removed from the carpet by a handful of security guards. The topless woman was wearing only panties and had the word "scum" written on her lower back, reports 'Variety'.
'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae debuts as director with 'Hunt' at Cannes
At Grand Theatre Lumiere, the main venue of the world's most prestigious film festival, 'Hunt' was first shown as part of the non-competition Midnight Screening section and received a three-minute standing ovation. Lee, who also starred in the movie, and lead actor Jung Woo-sung stood together and thanked the audience, who clapped and cheered for the 131-minute film that depicts the intelligence war between South and North Koreas during the military regime in the 1980s.
Aishwarya aces Cannes red carpet look at 'Armageddon Time' premiere
The actress, who was seen giving her signature poses to a legion of photographers, saved her best look for Day 3 of the film fest as she graced the premiere of 'Armageddon Time', which stars Oscar Isaac, along with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, Cate Blanchett and Jeremy Strong.
Aishwarya Rai wears Gaurav Gupta creation on Cannes red carpet
Inspired by the birth of Venus, the goddess of beauty and love, the gown celebrates pure artistic couture and creates an unforgettable fashion moment on the red carpet. Keeping the hair and make up minimal, the Bollywood actress choose to wear her tresses to one side and kept her look natural.
Nicole Kidman excised from Tom Cruise montage at Cannes
The montage, studded with shots of Cruise saving the world as Ethan Hunt from various 'Mission: Impossible' adventures, was screened before the star-studded world premiere of 'Top Gun: Maverick'. Here's how 'Variety' has reported the excision of footage featuring Kidman:
A.R. Rahman: We must not limit ourselves to only Indian stories
"I can't say much because I've been in the industry for almost 40 years - ten years of playing outside as a musician and 30 years as a composer. I was a director for the sensory cinematic experience," he said. Rahman further shared that despite the fact we have our stories to tell, we must not restrict ourselves.
WATCH | Pooja Hegde makes a stunning debut at Cannes
The 'Ala Vaikunthapuram Loo' actress used the hashtag 'Crafted in India' when she posted pictures of her new look on Instagram, indicating that the look was created by an Indian designer. She then expressed gratitude to Anurag Thakur for making it possible. She said, "I didn't come with a brand; instead, I came with brand India. As an Indian actor, I've come to celebrate Indian cinema."
Deepika attends jury duty on Cannes opening day in Sabyasachi ensemble
Very different from the formal monochromatic look of the other seven members of the jury, Deepika stood tall in flowing lime green pants and a beachy shirt embellished with floral designs, all from fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee's Tropic of Calcutta collection, as we were informed by her stylist Shaleena Nathani, complemented by a printed headband, chunky bejewelled necklace and jaunty heels.
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