Kangana Ranaut to walk the Red Carpet at the Cannes Film Festival

The prestigious Cannes film festival has seen Bollywood actresses like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor regularly walking the red carpet. Bollywood’s Barbie Girl Katrina too debuted in 2015. We then saw Deepika Padukone replacing her in 2017. Now Queen actress Kangana Ranaut will be making her debut at the 71st Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet this year.

If we had Aishwarya and Sonam representing cosmetics giant L’Oreal The ‘Queen’ star will attend the fest in association with liquor brand Grey Goose as part of its global celebration of cinematic craft — Vive Le Cinema.

“It is overwhelming to witness the recognition and appreciation for Indian cinema at international platforms like Cannes,” Kangana said in a statement to IANS.

“Grey Goose has created a unique platform of celebration to toast the game changing films at Cannes this year and I’m thrilled to partner with this global icon of luxury in the country of its origin,” she added. (Also Read: Here’s why Kangana Ranaut’s not on social media)

Anshuman Goenka, Marketing Head of Bacardi India, feels Kangana “embodies the cinematic expression of Grey Goose through her passion for the field and ability to fly beyond the realm of commercial cinema”.

The 71st Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 8-19.

This year, acclaimed Indian actress-filmmaker Nandita Das’ directorial ‘Manto’, a biographical on controversial Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto, has made its way to the Un Certain Regard segment of the fest. ‘Nakkash’, featuring Inaamulhaq, will also be part of the film gala.

Tillotama Shome-starrer ‘Sir’ will be screened at sidebar Cannes Critics’ Week.