Entertainment

For India, the 77th Cannes film festival has been a very exciting one. Indian performers and films were nominated in multiple categories at the festival, in addition to Shyam Benegal's Manthan receiving a special showing at the event over 48 years after its premiere and a number of celebrities and influencers attracting attention on the red carpet. An Indian actor has now won a significant prize at Cannes 2024. Kolkata-born Anasuya Sengupta took home the Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Actress for her role in The Shameless. The film, which was written and directed by Konstantin Bojanov of Bulgaria, centers on Anasuya's character Renuka, who kills a police officer and then escapes from a Delhi brothel. Renuka's love interest Omara Shetty also features in the movie.