BOMBAY TALKIES, the anthology tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema by four top filmmakers, will be screened at the 66th Cannes Film Festival this year.
The film, directed by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar, weaves together four stories and stars actors Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan have put in special appearances in the film..
“Bombay Talkies gala screening at Cannes… yay,” director Kashyap posted on Twitter.
Another Indian film Monsoon Shootout will be shown in the midnight screening, a non-competition category.
Actor Nawazuddin, who is also part of Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout, is happy to return to the festival.
“It feels great to have two of my films this year at Cannes, as both are quality films. Working with Dibakar in
Bombay Talkies was great because he made me prepare a lot.
I have known Amit Kumar for a long time as I have previously worked in BAFTA winning short film The Bypass,” Nawaz said.
The festival will have significant Indian presence this year to celebrate the centenary of the country’s cinema.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a cameo in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, will be present at the film’s premiere on day one of the festival. The Leonardo DiCaprio starrer will open the Cannes film fest this year.
The French government has specially invited Cannes red carpet regular Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Also,
actor-director Nandita Das is a part of the jury for Short Films and Cinefoundation, headed by acclaimed director Jane Campion.
