Rajasthani singer Mame Khan is the first folk artist from India to walk the Cannes Red Carpet

Rajasthani singer Mame Khan became the first folk artist from India to walk the Cannes Red Carpet on Tuesday. He was part of the Indian contingent led by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur.

Rajasthani singer Mame Khan scripted history by becoming the first folk artist from India to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. Mame Khan was a part of the official Indian contingent led by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur. R Madhavan, Ricky Kej, Prasoon Joshi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shekhar Kapur and Anurag Thakur represented India at the Cannes 2022 red carpet.

Mame Khan has been a playback singer for several Bollywood films, including Luck By Chance, I am, No One Killed Jessica, Monsoon Mangoes, Mirziya and Sonchiriya. The singer also featured in an episode of Coke Studio with Amit Trivedi.

On the red carpet, the Rajsthani folk singer was dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire. He wore a vibrant pink kurta set with an embroidered navy blue jacket. His outfit was designed by Anjuli Chakraborty. He completed the look with a Rajasthani headgear and sunglasses.

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This year, all eyes will be on India at Cannes. In fact, PM Narendra Modi also penned a note wishing India all the best at the festival. Celebs such as Tamannaah Bhatia, Nayanthara, Pooja Hegde, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, AR Rahman, Hina Khan, Helly Shah have been and will be travelling to the French Riviera to attend the prestigious film festival.