It is wonderful to see so many Indian stars at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Cannes and Bollywood have a very strong and deep relationship. Both of them have always appreciated and interacted with each other.  Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur made a pitch for India becoming a “content hub of the world” and the preferred “post production hub” for global filmmakers as he led a star-studded delegation to Cannes, where India is the “First Country of Honour.”

It is indeed amazing to see Indians actors like Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Pooja Hedge, Aditi Rao Hydari and Tamannaah Bhatia at the red carpet showing India’s strong cultural base. Even Nawazuddin Siddiqui and R. Madhavan, music maestro A.R. Rahman, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and noted lyricist and Censor Board chief Prasoon Joshi made their presence felt.  I feel this is the first time I have seen so many stars at the Cannes.  Hope both the industries collaborate each other and do something together for the betterment of world cinema. There is a tremendous scope of collaboration between the two film producing countries. They should come forward for a better cinema and a better tomorrow.

Rashid Ahsan
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