Anasuya Sengupta Creates History Becoming 1st Indian To Win Best Actress At Cannes Film Festival

Anasuya Sengupta Creates History Becoming 1st Indian To Win Best Actress At Cannes Film Festival

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Category : Awards Published on: May 27 2024

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  • Chidanand Naik and Anasuya Sengupta created history at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
  • Chidanand Naik's short film 'Sunflower Where the First to Know' won the La Cinefe Award for Best Short Film.
  • Anasuya Sengupta became the first Indian to win the Best Actress Award for the film 'Shameless'.
  • The film festival was first held in 1946 and is now considered one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.
  • Chidanand Naik's short film 'Sunflower Where the First to Know' was a joint collaboration of four students of a year-long programme of FTII's television wing.
  • The film was directed by Chidanand S Naik, filming was done by Suraj Thakur, editing was done by Manoj V and sound was handled by Abhishek Kadam.
  • All these students have passed out of FTII in 2023.
  • It was the first time that a film made by a student of a one-year television course has won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
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