Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur during his visit at the 75th Cannes Film Festival stated that India will become the biggest media entertainment platform in the world in next few years.“I think that the reason I am here is to support the Minister (Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur) and the idea that India is about to become the biggest and largest media entertainment platform in the world,” he said while speaking to ANI. The filmmaker also said, “We're celebrating the future, not just the past. We're celebrating the way India has digitized & the way Indian youth & content creators are set to conquer the world.” Notably, India has been named the 'Country of Honour' at the Marche du Film.
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The opening ceremony of the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival commenced on May 17. Actor Tamannaah Bhatia was also part of the Indian delegation led by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur. “I'm so excited, it's such an honour. I am really looking forward to the event,” said Tamannaah Bhatia. India has been named the ‘Country of Honour’ at the Marché du Film - festival de Cannes.
Festival de Cannes: Cannes Film Festival 2022 holds a special place in Music maestro AR Rahman's heart as his directorial debut 'Le Musk' will have a world premiere in Cannes XR, Marche Du Films.
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Rahman also walked the red carpet on Tuesday, representing the Indian delegation led by I&B Minister Anurag Thakur. Excited to be at Cannes Film Festival, Rahman told ANI," It's is a great honour to be here.
I also have my first directorial film which is premiering at Cannes XR. We all are excited." Earlier in the day, the 'Maa Tujhe Salaam' hitmaker took to Instagram and shared a few pictures from Cannes Film Market's Cannes XR program, where people are seen enjoying the cinematic sensory experience at the event. "#LeMuskthecinematicsensoryexperience," he captioned the post. In another post, he expressed gratitude to his 'Le Musk' team.
"My amazing Lemusk army ..really grateful to my faithful team , who believed in my vision and gave their precious time to work on this project! @festivaldecannes @_akt_ @srghvn @hashimzain @kdoucette10," Rahman wrote, adding a picture with his team. 'Le Musk' is a 36 minute VR film which stars Nora Arnezeder and Guy Burnet in pivotal roles. Other Indian films including R. Madhavan's 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' and Biswajeet Bora's 'Boomba Ride' among others wil also be screened at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
India has been named a "country of honour" at Cannes this year.
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