Union Minister Anurag Thakur To Lead Indian Delegation At Cannes Film Festival
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Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur is leaving for France today to attend the Cannes Film Festival, where India has been named as the 'country of honour'.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur is leaving for France today to attend the Cannes Film Festival, where India has been named as the 'country of honour' for 'Marche du Film', the business counterpart of the marquee event.
Mr Thakur is set to walk the Red Carpet at the Festival tomorrow evening, and also participate in the Opening Night festivities of Marche Du Film at the Majestic Beach on May 18 .
Top personalities from the entertainment business including A R Rahman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Nayanthara Pooja Hegde, Prasoon Joshi, R Madhavan, Ricky Kej, Shekhar Kapur, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vani Tripathi and folk singer Mame Khan are to be part of the delegation led by Thakur to the Cannes Film Festival.
"Honoured to represent India at Marche Du Film at the Cannes Film Festival," Tamannaah, a leading actor in Telugu and Tamil films, said on Twitter.
