Cannes 2024: Indian Actor Kani Kusruti Shows Support For Palestine On Red Carpet

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MAY 24,2024

India is roaring at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 as several artists, celebrities, and movies are showcased at the prestigious event. Speaking of movies, All We Imagine As Light becomes the first Indian film to compete for the Palme d'Or award after three long decades.

Actor Kani Kusruti, who plays a prominent part in Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light, walked the Cannes red carpet as she showed solidarity for Palestine. She flaunted her watermelon clutch at the screening of her movie at the film festival.

Videos and pictures of the actress showing her support for a war-torn Gaza amid the ceasefire have been doing the rounds on the internet. Fans and followers are appreciating Kani's gesture.

Kani Kusruti's support for Palestine at Cannes

In the videos and pictures surfacing on social media, the actress can be seen posing with her sliced watermelon clutch with the rest of the cast of All We Imagine As Light.

For the uninitiated, the fruit became a significant symbol of solidarity, with the colorsmdashred, black, and greenmdashbeing the same as those of a Palestinian flag.

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Sharing a video on X (formerly known as Twitter), a fan account wrote, "She is Kani Kusruti, an Indian actress from Kerala. She is showing a watermelon-designed handbag at the Festival de Cannes it is a symbol of solidarity with Palestine. This little act of solidarity by an Indian celebrity is rare. Kudos to her. PS: Her film All We Imagine as Light is the first Indian film to compete at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years."

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On May 23, the entire cast of the film danced on the red carpet as they made their way to the movie's screening. They were all smiling as they posed for the shutterbugs.

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The Payal Kapadia directorial becomes the first Indian film to compete for the Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 after 30 years. It is headlined by Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon.


More about the Cannes closing ceremony

The 77th Cannes red carpet unfurled on Tuesday, May 14. It saw many Indian actors make their debuts at the prestigious film festival. Actors like Sobhita Dhulipala, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Kiara Advani, among others, were spotted turning heads at the event.

Other celebrities like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Urvashi Rautela, who have been Cannes veterans, were also spotted putting their best fashion foot forward.


Cannes will see its closing ceremony on Saturday, May 25. The winner of the Palme d'Or will be screened in the Grand Theacuteacirctre Lumiegravere, thus bringing the 77th edition of the event to a close.

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