Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy is the only Indian film at Cannes 2023; Sudhir Mishra says ‘you can’t keep him down for long’

The official line-up of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival was unveiled on Thursday, and just one Indian movie has made it to the record. Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy has been chosen as a part of the Midnight Screenings part of the competition, which can happen from May 16-27. (Also learn: Anurag Kashyap responds to Divya Agarwal’s request for audition: ‘Humbled by this…’)

The official Twitter deal with of the Cannes Film Festival introduced the number of Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy within the Midnight Screenings part of the competition. “KENNEDY by Anurag KASHYAP #SéanceDeMinuit / #MidnightScreenings #Cannes2023,” learn the publish. Kennedy stars Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhatt and Abhilash Thapliyal. Details concerning the film have been stored underneath wraps.

This shouldn’t be the primary movie of Anurag to mark its presence on the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Cannes. The filmmaker had screened his now-iconic function movie Gangs of Wasseypur on the 2012 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, which is an impartial part of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, Ugly was screened within the Directors’ Fortnight part on the Cannes Film Festival, the place it additionally obtained a standing ovation. Following that, Raman Raghav 2.0 additionally premiered on the 2016 Cannes Film Festival within the Director’s Fortnight part. Even Bombay Talkies, the anthology movie during which Anurag Kashyap served as one of many administrators, had additionally premiered underneath the Special Screenings part on the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Reacting to the news, filmmaker Sudhir Mishra tweeted, “You can’t keep Kashyap down for long . Our guy is back !!!!” Filmmaker Arati Kadav tweeted, “This brings so much happiness @anuragkashyap72 in his home turf with Scorsese, Kore-eda and Wes Anderson. So happy so proud. So much love and joy.” Anurag’s final movie was Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, which starred Alaya F and Karan Mehta. The romantic musical launched on February 3.

This 12 months’s Cannes Film Festival will mark the premiere of recent movies from Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Todd Haynes and Hirokazu Kore-eda. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund, who received final 12 months’s Palme d’Or with Triangle of Sadness, will preside over the Main Competition jury. Maïwenn’s historic drama, Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV, is slated to open the competition.