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Cannes 2025: Anupam Kher to Urvashi Rautela, India’s Highlights So Far

Parul Gulati debuted at the 78th Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Ari Aster’s "Eddington," starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal, and Austin Butler

Payal Kapadia, first Indian Grand Prix winner for All We Imagine as Light, returns as a main jury member at Cannes 2025

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound premieres in Un Certain Regard, a decade after his debut Masaan premiered here

Backed by Dharma Productions and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Homebound stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor

Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri returns in a restored 4K version with Sharmila Tagore attending the screening

Short film A Doll Made Up of Clay by Ethiopian student studying in Kolkata is featured in Cannes’ La Cinef section

Anupam Kher premieres Tanvi the Great and reunites with Robert De Niro, who received an honorary Palme d’Or this year

Urvashi Rautela attended the opening ceremony in a multicoloured strapless gown with a parrot-shaped crystal clutch that grabbed social media attention

Jacqueline Fernandez was honoured under the Red Sea Film Foundation’s Women in Cinema initiative for supporting female storytellers

Nitanshi Goel made her Cannes debut in a lehenga saree with pearl hairpiece featuring miniature portraits of Indian cinema legends

Veterans like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karan Johar, Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, and Aditi Rao Hydari expected to walk on the red carpet, continuing India’s strong Cannes presence

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