During the inaugural ceremony of the Indian Pavilion at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, Mame Khan sang a Rajasthani folk song. Mame Khan became the first folk artist to walk Cannes 2022 red carpet. The Indian pavilion at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival was inaugurated with a video message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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India has started the world's largest film restoration project under the National Film Heritage Mission, said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur at Cannes Film Festival 2022. “We've started the world's largest film restoration project under the National Film Heritage Mission. As part of this drive, 2,200 movies across languages will be restored to their former glory,” he said on May 18. “We'll do whatever we can to make India the content hub of the world and to make India destination of the world for filmmaking, film production and post-production. I extend an open invitation to all to be part of IFFI Goa 2022,” added Anurag Thakur. Union Minister Thakur led the Indian delegation on day one of the Cannes Film Festival.
The opening ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival commenced on May 17. India has been named the ‘Country of Honour’ at the Marché du Film- festival de Cannes. Actor Deepika Padukone made heads turn as she walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17 in France. She expressed immense excitement after India is named 'Country of Honour' at Cannes 2022. “It's such a huge honour. It's not something that our country has seen very often. So when we are given the opportunity, we should take it with a lot of humility and gratitude,” the actor said. The actor was also a member of the Jury for the Cannes Film Festival 2022.
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