Anasuya Sengupta made history at Cannes 2024, becoming the first Indian to win the Best Actress award.
Cannes 2024: The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival was an eventful one for India. A place where many Indian actresses set the red carpet on fire with their glamorous looks. The first name is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. After this, the names of stars like Urvarshi Rautela, Aditi Hydari, Preity Zinta and Kiara Advani were added. Apart from this, Bhojpuri stars also got a chance to visit the film festival this time and their films were also shown at the screening. Now an Indian actor has bagged a big hit at Cannes 2024. The best actress award went to Kolkata-based Anasuya Sengupta, who won the Uncertain Record Award for Best Actress for her performance in 'The Shameless'. Directed and written by Bulgarian filmmaker Konstantin Bojanov, Anasuya plays 'Renuka' who escapes from a Delhi brothel after a police officer is killed. Renuka's girlfriend Omara Shetty is also in the film. With this win, Anasuya has become the first Indian to win this award. View this post on Instagram Read more A post shared by Anasuya Sengupta (@cup_o_t)- Cannes 2024: Preity Zinda returns to Cannes after 17 years, sees her in a white dress, fans say – Oh beautiful angel… Anasuya shares her reaction. In an interview to PTI, Anasuya recalled her reaction when she was told that her film had been shortlisted under Cannes' Un Certain Regard category. She said, “When I got the news, I jumped out of my chair with joy!” Apart from Anasuya, two Indian films, 'Sunflowers First Known' and 'Bunnyhood' bagged first and third place respectively at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival concludes on May 25. Also Read-Aditi Rao Hydari wows fans with her sultry look at Cannes 2024, these celebs can't stop commenting on The post Anasuya Sengupta makes history at Cannes 2024, becoming the first Indian to win the Best Actress award.
