Anasuya Sengupta Creates History By Becoming 1st Indian To Win Best Actress Award At 77th Cannes Film Festival

Actor Anasuya Sengupta created history by becoming the first Indian to win the Best Actress Award at the 77th Cannes film Festival in France. She bagged the esteemed award for her captivating performance in ‘The Shameless’, written and directed by the Bulgarian filmmaker Constantin Bojanov, in the Un Certain Regard section of the 77th edition of the festival.

Earlier, “Sunflowers were the first ones to know” – a film by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) student Chidanand S Naik and his team, has won ‘La Cinef’ Award at the Festival. The winner was officially announced at the festival. The film has been directed by Chidananda S Naik, shot by Suraj Thakur, edited by Manoj V and sound by Abhishek Kadam.

The 77th Cannes Film Festival witnessed multiple entries from India in different categories. Many of the FTII’s alumni such as Payal Kapadia, Maisam Ali, Santosh Sivan, Chidanand S Naik and his team received recognition at this years’ Cannes.