Indian celebrities made a lot of headlines at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Kolkata-based actress Anasuya Sengupta won the Best Actress award at this event. With this, she became the first Indian actress to be honored with this award in the history of Cannes.
Anasuya Sengupta, the lead actress of Bulgarian director Konstantin Bozanov's film 'The Shameless' has created history by winning the Best Actress award in the Un Certain Regard category at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Sengupta, who hails from Kolkata, is the first Indian actress to win the award in this category and it is a matter of pride for India.
Let us tell you that the set of Netflix's show 'Masaba Masaba' was designed by Anasuya. She has made her mark as a production designer and now as an actress. UK-based Indian filmmaker Manasi Maheshwari's animated film 'Bunnyhood', Karan Kandhari's 'Sister Midnight', Meysam Ali's debut film 'In Retreat', Palomi Basu and CJ Clerk's 'Maya – The Birth of a Superhero' also made their debut at Cannes.