Cannes 2013: Vidya, Sonam walk the red carpet on day 2

Day two at the Cannes film festival was full of glamour and glitz. From Cannes jury member Vidya Balan to our Indian fashionista Sonam Kapoor, everyone chose to go dramatic on the red carpet. ...
12:36 PM, May 18, 2013

Shots fired at Cannes film festival, actors flee for cover Cannes: A man was arrested at the Cannes film festival on Friday after firing a starting pistol during a live TV broadcast on the palm-lined waterfront, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover. French TV station Canal+ was interviewing Austria's Oscar-winning Waltz and French actor Auteuil live on its nightly news show from a beach-front set before a crowd of spectators when a man fired two shots...  
12:02 PM, May 18, 2013

Shots fired at Cannes Film Festival, actors flee for cover Cannes: And it appears to have been a crime spree in Cannes after an unidentified person fired two shots into the air during the live broadcast of a TV show. Cannes Film Festival jury members including Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil who were being interviewed had to run for cover. The Police have managed to arrest the man at the scene. The suspect was found carrying a dummy grenade and...  
10:20 AM, May 18, 2013

Chopard jewels heist rocks Cannes Film Festival

Jewellery belonging to luxury brand and Cannes Film Festival sponsor Chopard were stolen on Friday from a hotel room. Police say that the robbers managed to enter the hotel room without forcing the door open or using the magnetic key card and removed the entire safe containing the jewels worth over a million dollars. A Chopard spokesperson though has downplayed the reports that the jewels were valued over a million ...
09:55 AM, May 18, 2013

$ 1 mn Chopard jewels' heist rocks Cannes Film Festival Paris: Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewellery, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday. The apparently well-planned robbery at the Novotel hotel took place in the room of a representative of Chopard,...  
11:24 PM, May 17, 2013

Fashion at Cannes: Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor make the heads turn

When it comes to the red carpet glamour, it's difficult to beat the Cannes Film Festival and our desi girls Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto made the heads turn at the ongoing 66th Cannes Film Festival. Let's take a look at who made the right cut at the French Riviera. ...
06:29 PM, May 17, 2013

Cannes Film Festival: Vidya Balan shares her experience

Actor Vidya Balan is a part of the Cannes Film Festival's nine-member jury that hands out the prestigious Palme d'Or trophy. ...
03:30 PM, May 17, 2013

Feel honoured to be a part of Cannes Film Festival: Amitabh Bachchan

At 70, he has made his Hollywood debut with 'The Great Gatsby' and now he's taken that film to Cannes. Speaking to CNN-IBN Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand, Amitabh Bachchan says that the very fact that the Indian actors have been invited to Cannes Film Festival shows that the film industry has progressed. ...
03:18 PM, May 17, 2013

Post Cannes, Vidya Balan to holiday in France with husband?
by IANS
Mumbai: Actress Vidya Balan, who was seen walking the red carpet at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, will set out for a holiday with husband Siddharth Roy Kapur in France after the movie extravaganza. "Vidya is currenly at Cannes and Siddharth is expected to join her towards the end of the Cannes International Film festival. Both of them are expected to be in France post the fest for a...  
12:16 PM, May 17, 2013

Sabyasachi Mukherjee wanted 'purist ethnic look' for Vidya Balan
by IANS
New Delhi: Designer Sabyassachi Mukherjee, the man behind styling Vidya Balan's look at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, says that as "India is known as a bling country" he used a "little embellishment" to bring freshness. Vidya made three appearances in traditional Indian costumes - maroon lehenga, an ivory sari paired with a brown blouse and light pink anarkali - on three different occasions on the festival inaugural day...  
11:26 AM, May 17, 2013

Amitabh, DiCaprio declare Cannes Film Festival open

Day one was the Cannes Film Festival was opened with the cast and crew of 'The Great Gatsby' and leading the pack were the film's lead actors Leonardo Di Caprio and Tobey Maguire. And while Carey Mulligan glommed it up with her all black look, Isla Fisher chose to go white. And amongst the Hollywood stars, was Bollywood biggie Amitabh Bachchan. The Bollywood veteran spoke about Cannes's commemoration of 100 ...
04:48 PM, May 16, 2013

Snapshot: Amitabh Bachchan's fashion faux pas at the Cannes red carpet Amitabh Bachchan usually gets it right. But on Wednesday morning as he posed with his co stars of 'The Great Gatsby' at Cannes, one couldn't help but wonder why he chose a blue stripe jacket blazer and white pants for the occassion. Tied around the waist, the entire look gave Bachchan a bulky look and raised a few eyebrows back home among the fashion conscious people. ...  
12:00 PM, May 16, 2013

Snapshot: Sonam Kapoor pulls off huge nose ring with saree at Cannes She never fails to impress with her amazing style. On the premiere of 'The Great Gatsby', actress Sonam Kapoor chose a very Indian look in a bid to pay tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema. Sonam wore a huge nose ring with a gold and white Anamika Khanna saree and tied her hair in a lose bun. The saree was teamed with heavily embroidered gold jacket. ...  
10:09 AM, May 16, 2013

Amitabh Bachchan, DiCaprio declare Cannes Film Festival open Cannes: The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' opened on a soggy French Riviera. Amid heavy rain, dancing flappers flocked down the Cannes red carpet on Wednesday night, bringing a touch of the Jazz Age to the Croisette. 'Gatsby' stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire helped give the festival's opening day a strong dose of star power....  
08:14 AM, May 16, 2013

Cannes to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema

The Cannes festival which features the biggest names in independent and mainstream cinema opens this year on May 15 and there will be a special section commemorating 100 years of Indian Cinema and a formidable Bollywood presence. ...
11:50 PM, May 15, 2013

Snapshot: Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto bond at Cannes Film Festival Seldom does one see two actresses bonding on a public platform. But Sonam Kapoor posted a picture of herself with actress Freida Pinto as the two posed for the cameras on the first day of Cannes Film Festival. Both are brand ambassador of a cosmetic line which is a sponsor of the festival. Sonam even tweeted a picture of her and CNN IBN's Rajeev Masand. (Pictures via @sonamkapoor) ...  
03:58 PM, May 15, 2013