There’s a particular kind of pressure that comes with being India’s most-watched presence at the Cannes Film Festival. Every outfit is studied and judged, every styling choice dissected, every cultural reference either celebrated or debated. Most celebrities, faced with this weight, play it safe. They reach for the obvious, a grand European couture house, a maximalist red carpet gesture, […]
The Croisette never asks for restraint, and in 2026, nobody offered it. Cinema’s most glamorous week returned with its usual appetite for excess, except this year the red carpet seemed less interested in spectacle for spectacle’s sake. Between feather-tipped polka dots, pink organza avalanches, a Bollywood dupatta worn with quiet political grace, and a Formula One driver proving simplicity could still […]
