Anasuya Sengupta Wins Best Actress at Cannes

May 25, 2024

The 77th Cannes Film Festival gave Best Actress to Anasuya Sengupta for her part in “The Shameless.” She is a very good actress from Kolkata. This win is important because it shows that Indian filmmaking is present and growing in importance around the world. It also shows how strong Indian women are in film.

The Film: ‘The Shameless’

“The Shameless,” directed by the Bulgarian Konstantin Bojanov, was shown at the festival in the “Un Certain Regard” part. The movie is about a woman named Renuka who runs away from a dirty brothel in Delhi. Renuka’s relationship with her love interest, played by Omara Shetty, gets more complicated during her trip. The story ends with themes of strength and survival.

Anasuya Sengupta’s Performance and Dedication

Anasuya’s performance was deep and empathetic, and that it showed how hard her character worked and how strong she was. When she won the award, she gave it to the LGBTQ community and other underrepresented groups, calling for a more diverse and female-centered future in film.

More About Cannes Film Festival

The idea for the Cannes Film Festival to compete with the Venice Film Festival came up in 1939, but the festival didn’t start until 1946, after the end of WWII. Before 1955, the Palme d’Or was called the Grand Prix. The festival only lets people who are invited see pictures that are artistically good. In 1968, Cannes didn’t give out any awards because the event was stopped by protests by workers and students. In 1989, Steven Soderbergh won the Palme d’Or for “Sex, Lies, and Videotape.” He was the youngest winner, at age 26. People are not allowed to take selfies on the red carpet at Cannes. In contrast to its early years, the festival does not accept films that are also available on streaming services to compete in its main competition.

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