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Cannes Film Festival 2024 is ending today on 25th May. This time many stars have made a lot of headlines in this event. Be it famous Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai or Aditi Rao Hydari or Nancy Tyagi. Now another name has been added to this list. History-making Anasuya Sengupta has become the first Indian star to do so at Cannes 2024.
History is made at Cannes 2024
Anasuya Sengupta has won the Best Actress award at the ongoing 77th Cannes Film Festival in France. Anasuya Sengupta received this award for her performance in 'The Shameless'. India's Anasuya Sengupta has created history at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. Anasuya won the Best Actress award in the UN Certain Regard segment at Cannes 2024. The film 'Shameless' is directed by Bulgarian film director Konstantin Bozanov. Anasuya has created history by winning the Best Actress award at Cannes 2024. Anasuya is the first Indian actress to win the Best Actress award at Cannes.
Anasuya Sengupta makes history at Cannes Film Festival 2024
Anasuya has dedicated this award to the gay community and other marginalized communities around the world. While speaking on stage, the actress said that all these communities are bravely fighting a battle that they should not have to fight. They have to struggle to get equal rights in society.
Anasuya talked about this in an interview with 'The Kolkata Filmmaker'. She said that she was very happy when she first came to know that her film was going to be released at Cannes. “I got the news when Constantin sent me the link to the press conference announcing the official Cannes selection and when our film's name was announced I jumped out of my chair with joy.”
Who is Anasuya Sengupta?
Apart from being an actress, Anasuya is also a production designer. Anasuya is known as a production designer in Mumbai. Anasuya Sengupta is originally from Kolkata and currently lives in Goa. Anasuya designed the set of actress Neena Gupta and her daughter Masaba Gupta's Netflix show 'Masaba-Masaba'. Anasuya, a resident of Kolkata, has studied from Jadavpur University (Kolkata). Today Anasuya has created history in Cannes and proved that success does not depend on anyone. Everyone is praising Anasuya a lot.
Anasuya's film 'The Shameless'
'The Shameless' is a film of Indian actors, which went to Cannes. This time more than 10 films of Indian actors have reached 'Cannes 2024' to show their strength. The film 'The Shameless' was nominated in the UN Certain Regards section at Cannes. Its story revolves around two sex workers, one of whom is murdered by a policeman. Apart from Anasuya, actress Omara Shetty is also seen in an important role in this film. This film is the story of two Indian women who are trying to escape from their circumstances.