Cannes 2024: Laapataa Ladies actor Chhaya Kadam gets standing ovation for 'As We Imagine As Light' at the prestigious global event - watch video

The versatile actress Chhaya Kadam, who enjoyed a phenomenal 2024 with Laapataa Ladies and Madgaon Express, has got standing at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for her film As We Imagine As Light. She greeted everyone in the traditional style and was seen overwhelmed and emotional with all the love coming her way.

The  Payal Kapadia  directorial was the first Indian film to compete in the main category (Palme d’Or) of Cannes in the last 30 years.

While speaking to Sucharita Tyagi, the talented actress spoke about her new film, the audition process, and the character she essays called Parvaty.

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Earlier Chhaya shared pics from the French Riviera on Instagram, she mentioned that it was her dream to take her mother on a flight but couldn’t while she was alive but now she did symbolically by wearing her saree and Nath as her Cannes look.

Her note in Marathi roughly translates into, “My dream of taking you on a flight remained unfulfilled….but today I am content that I brought your saree and nose ring to the Cannes Film Festival by flight. Still mom! You were needed today. To see it all. Love you Mom, and miss you very much.”

The Jhund actress also shared a pic with the music maestro AR Rahman, with whom she interacted at the festival.

Talking about All We Imagine As Light, it is produced by France’s Petit Chaos along with co-producers including India’s Chalk & Cheese, France’s Arte France Cinema, the Netherlands’ Baldr Film, India’s Another Birth, Luxembourg’s Les Films Fauves and Italy’s Pulpa Film. It features Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Hridhu Haroon in key roles.