Cannes Film Festival: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has , well, started a bit of a fire online after taking a swipe at how the red carpet vibe seems to be growing everywhere around the Cannes Film Festival. When talking about Indian celebrities at Cannes Anurag sounded disappointed about how the talk around Cannes lately feels more about clothing choices and celebrity entries , plus those viral screenshots. less about the actual films and their storytelling. you know the whole “what the movie is saying” part.
Anurag Kashyap Criticises Cannes Film Festival
Anurag Kashyap said, ”In India, the problem and obsession with Cannes is only to walk the red carpet. They don’t understand that there is a festival, and the purpose of it is beyond the red carpet”.
Very fast , the statement went viral on social media, and a lot of people basically agreed that the red carpet coverage now takes over the festival chatter, more than anything about cinema. Still , not everyone was on board. some users backed Kashyap, but others defended the celebrity presence at Cannes, arguing that international fashion and representation do count, they are not just superficial.
This year itself has had big buzz around stars like Alia Bhatt and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, whose red carpet outfits and looks got heavy attention online. Anurag Kashyap’s words also brought back the older argument, that international film festivals might be turning into stage lights for fame, more than a platform for films.
