For her second appearance at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, actor Alia Bhatt is leaving no stone unturned to steal attention with her sartorial choices.
After winning hearts in a peach-toned gown paired with a chiffon dupatta, Alia turned heads in a custom creation by designer Tarun Tahiliani.
She stepped out at the French Riviera wearing a custom-draped ivory chanderi dhoti skirt paired with a sculpted corset. The ensemble stood out for its intricate detailing that seamlessly incorporated traditional Indian elements into a modern silhouette.
Alia elevated her look with traditional jewellery and adornments, including payal, nath, bindi and hath phool, adding a culturally rooted touch to her Cannes appearance.
Flaunting her Day 2 look, the actor took to Instagram and shared an adorable video from the festival.
‘Feeling unapologetically filmy for the inauguration of the Bharat Pavillion,’ she captioned the post.
She also completed her look with a quirky umbrella accessory, adding a playful element to her red-carpet appearance.
On Day 2, Alia attended the inauguration of Bharat Pavilion at Cannes. Her picture with director Ashutosh Gowariker from the festival also went viral. The actor has returned to Cannes for the second consecutive year as a global ambassador for L’Oreal Paris.
Urvashi Rautela stuns at the opening ceremony
Actress Urvashi Rautela, who is making her fifth appearance at the iconic Cannes Film Festival posted a picture of herself from the French Riviera on Instagram.
In the image, Urvashi looks every inch beautiful in an embellished gown, which has silver crystal embroidery, sheer detailing, and dramatic cape-style sleeves. She completed her look with a heavily jewel-encrusted headgear and a clutch.
For the caption, she wrote: MERCI CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2026… OPENING CEREMONY.”
Peter Jackson receives honorary Palme D’Or
The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened with politics, artificial intelligence and the shifting priorities of Hollywood taking centre stage at the film gathering on the French Riviera.
The festival launched on Tuesday with a tribute to director Peter Jackson, handing the Lord of the Rings filmmaker an honorary Palme d’Or.
He was introduced by actor Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in Jackson’s fantasy franchise, one of many notable faces on the Cannes red carpet, including Bong Joon Ho, Joan Collins, Heidi Klum and James Franco.
“I’ve never figured out why I’m getting a Palme d’Or. I’m not a Palme d’Or sorta guy,” said the shaggy haired New Zealand filmmaker.
Lokesh Kanakaraj’s
DC trailer to be premiered at Cannes
The makers of director Arun Matheswaran’s upcoming film DC, featuring ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj as the hero, have now announced that the film’s trailer is to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15.
Sun Pictures, which is producing the film, took to its social media timelines to make the announcement. It wrote, “The stage is set! #DC Trailer will be premiered at ‘Festival de Cannes’ on May 15th! #Cannes2026.”
The film has triggered huge expectations among fans and film buffs as this film will mark the acting debut of director Lokesh Kanakaraj.
A special promo for the film that was released on the occasion of Valentine’s Day this year gave away the fact that Lokesh Kanakaraj plays a character called Devadas in the film, while Wamiqa Gabbi plays a character called Chandra and actress Sanjana A K plays a character called Parvathi.
The video released was on similar lines to the title teaser of the film, which the makers released last year. The promo appeared to lend credibility to rumours that this film would be a gangster drama. (Agencies)
