Updated On: 27 May, 2024 04:56 PM IST | Oshin Fernandes
India is celebrating women who scripted history at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Be it films or fashion, India bagged the spotlight at the French Riviera. Here`s a roundup of all the glorious moments. (Pics AFP, Instagram)

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Payal Kapadia`s `All We Imagine As Light` came home with the Grand Prix from the glittering awards event that brought the curtains down on the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
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The star of the Indian-French co-production is Kani Kusruti, whose audiences outside Kerala would identify her as an actor from shows like `The Killer Soup`, `Poacher`, and `Maharani`, who stood in solidarity with Palestine with her watermelon purse.

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Chhaya Kadam, last seen bringing the house down with her stellar performance in `Laapataa Ladies` and `Madgaon Express` wore her late mother`s saree and nath (nose ring) for her debut.
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`Shameless` actor Anasuya Sengupta became the first Indian to win a top acting award at the Cannes Film Festival. She took home the Best Actress award at the Un Certain Regard segment.

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British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri`s film `Santosh` was screened at the Un Certain Regard section. It stars Shahana Goswami in the lead role and follows the story of a newly widowed woman who inherits her husband`s job as a police constable in rural northern India.
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Assam`s renowned actress Aimee Baruah walked the red carpet wearing traditional Assamese attire, a muga silk mekhela sador adorned with ancient Assamese designs such as Goj Bota and Gam Kharu.

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Veteran actress Ratna Pathak Shah attended the screening of `Manthan` starring Naseeruddin Shah. She set an example on the red carpet. As per reports, she upcycled a lime green saree she’d worn multiple times and paired it with a lavender blouse and jacket.
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Actor Prateik Babbar filled in for his later mother Smita Patil, who starred in ‘Manthan’ by wearing her scarf on the red carpet.

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The short film `Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know` bagged the first prize under the La Cinef category. The film was made by FTII students.
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Hollywood icon Meryl Streep, who was honoured with the prestigious Honorary Palme d`Or, accessorized with a pair of exquisite earrings crafted by Indian designer Hanut Singh.

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American singer, actress, and television personality, Kelly Rowland stunned in a creation by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta. She wore the Mudra cast metal bralette and jersey drape cape at Cannes, from Aaronaham, SS`24 Paris Couture.
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Preity Zinta presented Santosh Sivan with the prestigious Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography award wearing a blush pink saree by Seema Gujral.