Vivek Agnihotri, Nandita Das expressed grief over as now the Cannes Film Festival has been reduced to mere fashion event. Cannes Film Festival is no doubt a grand event,but it's now losing its true value and essence.  ongoing 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, Indian celebrities have been attracting audiences with their astonishing fashion  style with some embraced traditional Indian culture in their clothing choices, others chooses  the realm of artistic glamour, gorgeous showcasing creativity and embracing different beauty standards.

This grandiose occasion in the world of cinema, the 76th  film festival has also witnessed the dazzling debut of numerous Indian celebrities on the prestigious Cannes stage.But on this event the two Indian filmmakers have stepped forward to express their discontent, that the event has become excessively fixated on glitz and glamour, leaving the true essence of cinema.It was commented by the  renowned actor-turned-director Nandita Das, whose Manto (2018) was screened at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in the “Un Certain Regard” section and has served twice on the jury of the film fest.

Nandita Das wrote: “Sadly missing Cannes this year.”She added: “Sometimes people seem to forget that it is a festival of films and not of clothes! Considering I can’t show you the amazing films I watched or the conversations I have had or take you back in time when Manto premiered there. Here are a few images through the years in Cannes. And only the ones in Saris as there is a fair amount of chatter about the ‘celebrities who wore saris in Cannes’. Well, it is surely my go-to garment. Simple, elegant and Indian. Least fussy – easy to get in and get out of it."