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South Asian Presence At Cannes 2015

Fashion May 20, 2015

by Monika Bhondy

Spotted: Bollywood Starlets Aishwarya, Katrina and Sonam, Funny Girl Mindy and celebrity chef Vikas Khanna at Cannes.

If you’re a movie buff or fashionista, the 68th Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 13–24, is the place to be. Stars from all over the globe make their way to the prestigious festival to hit up some of the best premieres and, most importantly, to be seen.

This year was no exception. Among the slew of beautiful faces, South Asian representatives were in full force, mainly courtesy of L’Oréal Paris (one of the major sponsors), whose ambassadors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and first-timer to the Cannes red carpet Katrina Kaif represented. Freida Pinto was not able to attend due to her shooting schedule for Andy Serkis's The Jungle Book, which is being filmed in South Africa. Other notable faces were comedian, writer and producer Mindy Kaling, actress Mallika Sherawat and celebrity chef Vikas Khanna, just to name a few.

Among the plethora of press junket looks and red carpet wowzers, we outline some of our faves that stood out at this year’s Cannes.

Katrina Kaif

Press Day

photo: instagram.com

The Bollywood actress wore a crisp black and white Milly ensemble for her first Cannes appearance.

Red Carpet

photo: Keystone Press Agency

The newcomer attended her first Cannes red carpet during the opening night wearing a dramatic strapless lace-inspired Oscar De La Renta gown at the premiere of La tête haute.

photo: Keystone Press Agency

She then attended the Mad Max: Fury Road premiere in a fiery red Elie Saab rather conservative long-sleeved gown but she still rocked it.

Mallika Sherawat

photo: facebook.com/MallikaSherawat

The actress opted for a similar hue to the same premiere with this Alexis Mabille gown. What we loved was the impressive pink cape that was accessorized with a Boucheron diamond neck piece.

Masaan Screening

photo: Twitter

Both Masaan ladies opted for Indian outfits. Shweta Tripathi chose an elegant violet Payal Singhal lehenga, while Richa Chadha played up a floral green Sabyasachi sari.

Evening Look

photo: facebook.com/therichachadda

Richa was a vision in gold during a dinner hosted by Thierry (festival director) wearing a gold Rohit Khanna Rahul Gandhi number.

Sonam Kapoor

Day Wear

L–R desiner looks: Ulyana Sergeenko, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, Ashi Studio

While the actress wore a number of day looks, these we loved most. Couldn't resist the puff sleeves of the Ulyana dress, the ruffles on the sari and her A-line silhouette seen at the India Pavilion for the launch of chef Vikas Khanna’s latest book, Utsav.

Red Carpet

photo: Keystone Press Agency

We know Sonam got a lot of flack from the media with this yellow Elie Saab creation, but you've got to admit it's pretty adventurous. The gown featured pockets and plenty of feather trim which did the trick in demanding media attention.

photo: Keystone Press Agency

To all the haters out there, the actress sure enough made up for her earlier chicken-esque ensemble with this gorgeous royal blue Ralph & Russo couture spring 2014 gown at the Sea of Trees premiere. The elaborate gathering at her hips — très chic!

After Party

photo: facebook.com/OfficialSonamKapoor

Sonam also attended the Chopard party at Cannes wearing an Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla creation that we felt had an edgy Spanish take.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Day Wear

L–R Looks: Sabyasachi, Stella McCartney, Georges Chakra

Aish donned a number of day looks, but these stood out as clear favourites. Not very many ladies can pull of head-to-toe floral, but Aish worked the colourful jumpsuit and matching cape beautifully at the UN panel discussion about gender equality during Cannes. We also loved the refreshing androgynous take of her during press meets with the Stella wide-leg pant, and who could forget the glamorous George Chakra fishnet gown she posted on her social media interaction day with L’Oréal?

Red Carpet:

Photo: Keystone Press Agency

For her first red carpet appearance, Aishwarya went with a teal green Elie Saab peek-a-boo gown.

photo: pinkvilla.com

And for her second, she wowed in a strapless Ralph & Russo couture gown featuring dramatic ruffles fit only for the red carpet.

photo: filmibeat.com

The beauty icon’s big comeback movie, Jazbaa, was also launched at Cannes, where moviegoers were treated to the first look. The actress wore an Oscar De La Renta marsala (Pantone's colour of the year) gown to the affair.

Mindy Kaling

Press Day Look

photo: facebook.com/OfficialMindyKaling

The comedian, writer, actress and producer hit up the press conference for the film Inside Out wearing a printastic Alexander McQueen fit-and-flare knee-length dress paired with Payal Shah’s LDEZEN jewelry.

Red Carpet

Photo: Keystone Press Agency

Our fave funny girl made her red carpet appearance wearing one of her favourite go-to designers, Salvador Perez, for the premiere of Inside Out. The gown featured over 3,000 hand-sewn crystals.

Vikas Khanna

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The celebrity chef, who launched his latest book during Cannes, was spotted in a dapper three-piece royal blue pant suit, an Archana Kochhar creation.

There you have it friends, our fave South Asian looks at Cannes. Don't forget to share with us your fave Cannes 2015 fashion moments by commenting below or tweeting us at @ANOKHI_Media.

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Monika Bhondy

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Monika Bhondy (@monikabhondy) is one of the original editors at ANOKHI. She wore many hats through the developmental years including creating the first Holiday Gift Guide as The Style Editor, putting down the first building blocks of ANOKHI's global blog community, handling the video department and ...

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South Asian Presence At Cannes 2015

by Monika Bhondy

Spotted: Bollywood Starlets Aishwarya, Katrina and Sonam, Funny Girl Mindy and celebrity chef Vikas Khanna at Cannes.

Katrina Kaif

Press Day

Red Carpet

Mallika Sherawat

Masaan Screening

Evening Look

Sonam Kapoor

Day Wear

Red Carpet

After Party

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Day Wear

Red Carpet:

Mindy Kaling

Press Day Look

Red Carpet

Vikas Khanna

Monika Bhondy

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