Latest Cannes Film Festival News & Updates

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Bollywood singer Rahul Vaidya has come out strongly in support of actress Alia Bhatt after the latter faced a huge amount of trolling on social media following her recent appearance at the Cannes Film Festival.Alia, who is currently making heads turn with her glamorous red carpet appearances at the global event, recently found herself at the center of online criticism after a video of her walking the red carpet went viral.In the viral clip, Alia was seen confidently walking…

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who is all set to walk the red carpet at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, has given a peek into the “calm” before she makes an appearance at the prestigious affair. Aditi, who has reached the French Riviera, shared a motley of pictures from her hotel room, where she is seen posing for pictures, having a meal, putting some lipstick on and getting her last minute fittings for her outfit.She wrote in the caption: “The calm before we C…

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Sunny Leone’s husband Daniel Weber wished the actress on her 45th birthday with a throwback picture from her teenage days and said her life has been “nothing short of extraordinary.” Daniel shared two pictures of Sunny on the photo-sharing website Instagram. The first image had the actress from her teenage days, where she’s posing in what seems from a picnic. Sunny is wearing a shirt paired with denim jeans and completed her look with a fanny pack.He then shared a r…

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Actress Urvashi Rautela, who is in the French Riviera for the fifth time, has brought in some “desi bling” to the red carpet of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The actress shared a picture of her freshly done nails on the stories section of Instagram. In the image, Urvashi put her diamond encrusted nails under running water.For the caption, she wrote: “Custom diamond Cannes Nail Set.”It was at the opening ceremony, when Urvashi made her appearance at the festi…

Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Actress Urvashi Rautela, who is making her fifth appearance at the iconic Cannes Film Festival, shared a peek into her glamorous look from the global event, which began on May 12. Urvashi shared a picture of herself dazzling in an ensemble by a Vietnamese designer for the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival 2026. She posted a picture of herself from the French Riviera on Instagram.In the image, Urvashi looks every inch beautiful in an embellished gown, which has si…

Chennai, May 13 (IANS) The makers of director Arun Matheswaran’s upcoming film ‘DC’, featuring ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj as the hero, have now announced that the film’s trailer is to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15. Sun Pictures, which is producing the film, took to its social media timelines to make the announcement. It wrote, “The stage is set! #DC Trailer will be premiered at ‘Festival de Cannes’ on May 15th! #Cannes2026.”The film has triggered huge expectations among f…

Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Hollywood actress Demi Moore has spoken up on the ongoing debate surrounding artificial intelligence, and agreed that the era of AI has arrived. The actress feels “AI is here”, and Hollywood should “find ways in which we can work with it”, reports ‘Variety’.The actress attended the Cannes Film Festival jury press conference on Tuesday, and shared her thoughts on how AI is impacting the movie business.When asked if there should be more regulation in place, t…

Los Angeles, May 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar recently has lashed out at the Oscars for being blatantly apolitical this year. He also said that the USA has ceased to be a democracy. Pedro Almodovar has come out swinging against Trump before, notably in 2025 while receiving the Chaplin Award at Lincoln Center in New York City, reports ‘Variety’.The filmmaker referred to Trump at the time by saying America was “ruled by a narcissistic authority, who doesn’t respect human rights.” …

Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Adding another feather to her cap, actress Kalyani Priyadarshan is gearing up to make her Cannes debut on the 14th of May this year. Spilling her excitement on stepping into the international platform, Kalyani shared, “Cannes has always been such an iconic celebration of cinema, so being there this year feels very special. I’m grateful for all the love ‘Lokah Chapter One: Chandra’ has received, and it definitely makes this moment even more memorable for me.”Kalyani furth…

Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Celebrating one year of the series The Royals, actor Ishaan Khatter took a trip down memory lane as he shared behind-the-scenes moments from the show, giving a glimpse of the camaraderie, fun, and hard work that went into the project. Ishaan shared a string of images and videos from the sets of the show directed by Priyanka Ghose.The actor wrote in the caption section on Instagram: One year of #TheRoyals today! Your letters and notes coming in even today are the sweetest thi…