Cannes: Not Aishwarya Rai, But THIS Was The First Indian To Serve As Jury At Cannes

First Indian Jury At Cannes: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the epitome of beauty and everyone is well aware of the fact. You might be wondering that she must be the first Indian to serve as jury at Cannes. But, it's not that. Aishwarya Rai was not the first Indian to serve as the jury at Cannes. To note, the first Indian to serve as jury at Cannes became a member in 1982. Until now, it has been revealed that one Indian film, Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light, has been officially nominated for the most prestigious award Palme d'Or. As we eagerly wait for Cannes 2024, let us further know more about it. Mrinal's other notable works are Bhuvan Shome, Calcutta 71, Padatik, Mrigayaa, and Akaler Sandhane.

WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN JURY AT CANNES?

Mrinal Sen was the first Indian to serve as the jury at Cannes. The India film director and screenwriter has worked primarily in Bengali. He later did some of his work in Hindi and Telugu language as well. Mrinal Sen was on the jury list in the year 1982 as his movie Kharji won the jury prize.

INDIAN JURIES AT CANNES

There has been a bunch of Indian stars who have served as jury at the biggest film festival of the night, Cannes. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan sat on the jury seat in 2003. The actress remains to be the only Indian celeb who has walked the red carpet for the most time.

Besides Aishwarya, Mira Nair served as the jury in 1990, Arundhati Roy in 2000, Sharmila Tagore in 2009, Shekhar Kapur in 2010, Vidya Balan in 2013, and Deepika Padukone in 2023. In year 2024, no Indians will be serving as the jury. But the big thing is that a bunhc of Indian films will be screening this time at Cannes2024.