It’s a festival of films, not clothes… Nandita Das reminds everyone what Cannes Film Festival is all about!

We are sure you must have seen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s stunning outfit and Esha Gupta’s high-slit gown at the Cannes Film Festival, which grabbed everyone’s attention, but do you know how many or which Indian films were featured at the most prestigious film festival? are being shown? Perhaps very few people would know this thing. Think a film festival has become a fashion show. on the fact Filmmaker and actress Nandita Das has reminded everyone what Cannes is all about!

Nandita Das Says Cannes is about cinema, not fashion

In a note on Facebook, he wrote, “Sadly missing Cannes this year. Sometimes people forget it’s a festival of films, not clothes!”

Further, she revealed that she has been wearing a saree on the festival since so many years. He said that many people objected to my wearing a saree in Cannes. About him Nandita said that There is a lot of chatter about ‘celebrities wearing saris to Cannes’. Well this is definitely my favorite outfit. Simple, elegant and Indian. get out of it!.”

He said, “There’s an interesting story behind each picture, but too long to share. So feel free to make up your own story from the pictures you see. And guess what year they’re from – 2005, 20013, 2016” -2018. !

In 2005, she served on the main competition jury alongside Salma Hayek, Fatih Akın, Javier Bardem, Benoit Jacquot, Toni Morrison, Emir Kusturica, Agnes Varda and John Woo.

In 2013, she was on the jury of Cinefondation and short films with notable names such as Jane Campion, Maji-da Abdi, Nicoletta Brachi and Semih Kaplanoglu.

His film Manto starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui was premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.