I&B Minister, Indian actors walk red carpet at Cannes Film Festival

Paris: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, along with actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shekhar Kapur and R Madhavan, on Tuesday walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

The festival kicked off on Tuesday, where India is all set to show its artistic prowess as the first ever country of honour at the Cannes Marche du Film (Cannes Film Festival).

The Union Minister called it a historic moment for the country. "A historic moment as India the 1st 'Country of Honour' at Marche Du Films @Festival_Cannes gets set to manifest into the 'content hub of the world and the preferred 'post production hub' for global film makers," he tweeted.

A historic moment as India ???????? the 1st ‘Country of Honour’ at Marche Du Films @Festival_Cannes gets set to manifest into the ‘content hub of the world and the preferred ‘post production hub’ for global film makers. pic.twitter.com/GNHm1jWIiB

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) May 17, 2022

Earlier in the day, the I&B Minister met Charles H Rivkin, CEO, Motion Picture Association of America on the sidelines of Cannes Film Festival. "Very engaging discussion on a range of cinematic issues with Charles H. Rivkin. A pleasure meeting you and seeing your keen interest about India," Thakur tweeted.

Very engaging discussion on a range of cinematic issues with Mr @CharlesRivkin. A pleasure meeting you and seeing your keen interest about India. https://t.co/mdSEW95EYf

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) May 17, 2022

“India has a lot of stories to be told and the country truly possesses immense potential to become the content hub of the world," the Minister posted on Twitter, while sharing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message on the occasion.

“India????????has a lot of stories to be told and the country truly possesses immense potential to become the content hub of the world.”

- PM @narendramodi Ji’s message as India gets set to participate as the first ‘Country of Honour’ at Marche Du Films @Festival_Cannes pic.twitter.com/Op2ZsjB6O6

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) May 17, 2022

"I am delighted to learn about India's participation as a country of honour at the Marche du Film - festival de Cannes," Modi said in his message, which was also shared by Thakur on social media. (UNI)