Cannes

Music composer A R Rahman says talent shouldn't be restricted to a region and young Indian artists like Cannes winner Payal Kapadia, who are in tune with changing times, play a key role in making stories from India go global.

Anurag Kashyap never minces words when it comes to expressing his opinions on issues related to cinema and society. The filmmaker recently called out the appropriation of Payal Kapadia’s Cannes 2024 victory as India's collective achievement.

India didn’t have any moment at Cannes, says filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, stressing that the victory of independent filmmakers at the European gala is theirs alone and the country doesn’t support that kind of award winning cinema.

The Kerala Government has honoured the Malayali film professionals who shone at the Cannes Film Festival. The cast of the film All We Imagine as Light, which won the Grand Prix award, including Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Hridhu Haroon, and Aziz Nedumangad, were recognised for their achievements.

Avneet Kaur has been a part of the acting world from a very young age, and after working on TV and Hindi films, the actor is going global. Recently, at the Cannes Film Festival, she announced her international debut with the Indo-Vietnames film Love In Vietnam, and she insists that it’s a result of her manifestation.

Public institutes will be useless to the nation if they are turned into "elitist" spaces, says filmmaker Payal Kapadia, while also advocating for a tax on big budget movies to create a fund to foster independent filmmaking.

The best actress win in Cannes doesn't feel like a personal trophy with the whole country feeling a sense of pride in her accomplishment, says Anasuya Sengupta, struggling to find words to describe what it feels like to be the first Indian to win acting honours in the film gala.