Festival de Cannes 2013 will be taking place in goa, india from
May 15th to 26th, 2013. plans to hold special events to mark 100 years of
Indian cinema.
At the 66th Cannes Film Festival starting from May15,
Bollywood will have a strong presence. Vidya Balan, for instance, is part of this prestigious
festival’s nine-member jury, headed by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.
Actor Nandita Das is
also part of the Cannes jury for short films. The festival will open with The
Great Gatsby, which has Amitabh
Bachchan in a cameo. The actor will also attend the opening ceremony and
his daughter-in-law Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan, a regular at Cannes’ red carpet, too will accompany him.
Directors Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee will
walk the red carpet for Bombay Talkies, which is the official Indian selection
at Cannes. Other Indian films to be screened include Ugly, Dabba and Monsoon
Shootout.
Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz will join the
Cannes Film Festival jury with head judge Steven Spielberg . The Stoker actress
and Life of Pi director will join head judge Steven Spielberg to help decide
the winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
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