Cannes 2024: Preity Zinta shines in shimmery white gown, to honour Santosh Sivan

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta is also part of the Indian contingent at the Cannes Film Festival this year The actress arrived at the French Riviera on Wednesday and dazzled with her first outfit However she is yet to walk the red carpetA video of Preity Zinta looking stunning in a pearl white gown has been doing the rounds She complemented the look with pearl earrings and hair tied behind her back She looked elegant as she struck a pose on the riversidePreityZinta is all set to grace the Cannes2024 red carpet pictwittercomEXFnCLQ6ajmdash Preity Zinta Fandom PZ_Fandom May 23 2024Preity Zinta will be presenting the Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography honour to longtime collaborator Santosh Sivan He was the cinematographer on Preitys debut film Dil Se directed by Mani Ratnam costarring Shah Rukh Khan They are currently working together on the upcoming film Lahore 1947 directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and costarring Sunny DeolTalking to DD at Cannes Film Festival Preity Zinta recalled how Sivans talent made her look good in the film despite Mani Ratnam asking her to ditch makeup She also recalled how he pampered her during the shoot of the song Jiya Jale While we were shooting in Kerala the song had a little light rain You dont really see the rain but it was there So in the four days there my bones were hurting in the rain I had fever I wasnt feeling well Santosh came and got me rasam and all the food and said lsquoWhy donrsquot you eat this Its hot He was really sweet and took care of merdquo said PreityReportedly Preity made her Cannes debut in 2006 She attended the premiers of two films The Wind That Shakes The Barley and Paris Je Taime and was even lauded for her sense of style Cut to 2013 Preity made a comeback at the French Rivera as the brand ambassador of the luxury watch brand ChopardThe 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival which opened on May 14 will run till May 25 Indias Aishwarya Rai Bachchan recently stole attention with her glamorous presence at the prestigious film festival Actress Aditi Rao Hydari is also in Cannes and will soon walk the iconic red carpetKiara Advani was also in Cannes this year but she did not walk the red carpet Instead she took part in several panel discussionsMeanwhile on the acting front Preity is returning to the silver screen with Sunny Deolstarrer Lahore 1947In April the Veer Zaara actor gave fans a delightful sneak peek into the films production with a series of behindthescenes photos shared on social mediaExpressing her excitement Preity posted snapshots from the film set offering fans a glimpse into the world of Lahore 1947Sharing a photo of the films clapperboard Preity captioned it On set for Lahore 1947Another image featured the actress sharing a candid moment with director Rajkumar Santoshi hinting at the camaraderie behind the scenesLahore 1947 produced under Aamir Khans banner marks a significant collaboration between Sunny Deol and Aamir Khans ProductionsThe film was officially announced last October garnering attention for its starstudded cast and promising storyline Veteran actor Shabana Azmi and Ali Fazal have also joined the cast of Lahore 1947 in a pivotal roleThe movie will also feature Sunny Deol sharing screen space with his elder son Karan Deolwith inputs from ANI