Cannes 2022 Day 1 Roundup: Deepika Padukone stuns in saree, R Madhavan poses on red carpet
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The 75th Cannes Film Festival is making all the noise. Here is all that happened on Day 1 of the prestigious event.
The 75th Cannes Film Festival is being held from May 17 to May 28 and Indian celebrities are making the nation proud with their presence at the prestigious event. Cannes 2022 kickstarted on Tuesday, May 17. From Deepika Padukone gracing the red carpet to R Madhvan representing India, there were many unforgettable moments on the first day of Cannes. India is the ‘Country of Honour’ at Marche Du Films organised alongside the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Deepika Padukone walked the Cannes red carpet in an ethereal Sabyasachi saree on Tuesday. The actress, who is a part of the eight-member jury at Cannes Film Festival 2022, exuded retro vibes in the blingtastic saree. What a beauty!
R Madhavan, along with Ricky Kej, CBFC member Vani Tripathi, Union Minister Anurag Thakur, CBFC head Prasoon Joshi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shekhar Kapur represented India at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. R Madhavan's film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is heading towards a world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. They all posed for happy pictures at the Cannes 2022 red carpet.
A historic moment as India the 1st ‘Country of Honour’ at Marche Du Films @Festival_Cannes gets set to manifest into the ‘content hub of the world and the preferred ‘post production hub’ for global film makers. pic.twitter.com/GNHm1jWIiB
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise appearance via video link on the first day of Cannes 2022. In a live satellite video address from Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for the cinema world's solidarity with the Ukrainians in the face of the Russian invasion.