Day 1: Cannes International Film Festival
The Opening Ceremony of the 66th Festival de Cannes saw many Indian as well as Hollywood stars in attendance. Here is a quick look at the first day of the prestigious film festival.
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Namaste Cannes, say Big B and Vidya Balan
Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Freida Pinto led the Indian invasion of this edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The French Riviera was given a desi touch by Vidya's pallu, Big B's Hindi speech.
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On set, the average age is 25 and I am 71: Big B
A candid interview with Amitabh Bachchan in Cannes in which he tells Noopur Tiwari that he sometimes thinks "what the heck am I doing here?" when he's shooting.
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Up close with Freida Pinto at Cannes
The actress says she would love to be a part of Indian cinema and reveals that Mirch Masala is her all-time favourite film.
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Vidya Balan's Mughal-E-Azam outfit left a trail of dropped jaws, and not in a good way. Mallika Sherawat left her live snake at home, but also good taste. Thank God for Sonam Kapoor, the only desi girl to pass fashion muster on day one at Cannes.
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