Indian films selected for special screening at the Cannes Film Festival 2025
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Cannes 2025 is back again brimming with the cinematic charm of the Indian counterpart. The gala is set for a special screening of Oscar winning-filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri and Anupam Kher’s directorial project, Tanvi The Great.
Here is a glance of Indian films that is set to present its aura on the global scale.
Aranyer Din Ratri
Legendary director Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri, starring Sharmila Tagore and Soumitra Chatterjee in lead roles, will be premiered at Cannes.
The Film Heritage Foundation mentioned that they have revived a 4K version of the vintage 1970 film for the film festival.
The Instagram post read, “Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1970) restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project at L’Immagine Ritrovata in collaboration with Film Heritage Foundation, Janus Films, and The Criterion Collection.”
Veteran star Sharmila Tagore will be part of the screening with other case along with Simi Garewal.
Tanvi The Great
Anupam Kher’s Tanvi The Great will be released on the theatres soon, however will be screened in advance at the festival on May 17. Anupam has been brimming with excitement for his venture at Cannes.
The film also stars Karan Tacker, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, and Arvind Swami in important roles. It also stars Game of Thrones fame Iain Glen.
Homebound
Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, featuring Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter, will be featured at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The project will be screened at the Un Certain Regard section, a specialised segment channelised for artistic cinema from across the world.
Charak
Charak, helmed by Sheiladitya Moulik, will reflect the conventional plot of the Bengali Charak Puja custom backed with the visible theme of blind faith.
A Doll Made Up Of Clay
Backed by the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) production, the film will be screened at the prestigious festival. Helmed and penned by Kokob Gebrehaweria Tesfay, an Ethiopian student at SRFTI, the film with a 23-minute runtime will be a part of the La Cinef section. The segment celebrates the work of students in the field of filmmaking from across the globe.
About Cannes
Cannes is one of the most anticipated film festivals, that features celebrities, artists across the world to immerse into the concoction of cinematic brilliance.
In the past three years, the festival features the top honor of Palme d’Or which was bagged by Triangle of Sadness (2022) and Anatomy of a Fall (2023).
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