Veteran Indian actor Anupam Kher has praised the achievements of Indian talent at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in an interview with News18 . He highlighted the rise of "unknown" Indians receiving international recognition, specifically mentioning Delhi influencer Nancy Tyagi's impressive red-carpet debut in her self-stitched outfit, which caused a sensation on social media. Kher also commended content-driven films like Kiran Rao 's Laapata Ladies and Diljit Dosanjh -starrer Netflix film, Chamkila .
Why does this story matter? At this year's Cannes, history was made by filmmaker Payal Kapadia and actor Anasuya Sengupta . Kapadia's film All We Imagine As Light achieved a remarkable feat by winning the Grand Prix, the second-highest prize at Cannes, marking the first time an Indian film has received this honor. Meanwhile, Sengupta scripted history by becoming the first Indian actor to clinch the Best Actor accolade for her outstanding performance in The Shameless .
Kher expressed admiration for 'unknown' people getting the highest honors Shedding light on recent wins, Kher expressed, "Content is very important nowadays. It always was, but now the audience is different." "Look at what happened at Cannes—we have two unknown people (filmmaker Kapadia and actor Sengupta) getting the highest honors.
It's phenomenal." Further, Kher also added, "It's not a big thing to say 'Look, we are taking you to Switzerland.' If a small film is good, even it can work.
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