Shabana Azmi criticises Cannes over high heels rule for women

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi has expressed her disapproval over the Cannes Film Festival's practice of only allowing women in heels at the gala. The 64-year-old actress, who has attended the festival in the past and also served as a jury member, said she was shocked to read reports that women in flats were denied entry at the festival.

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"Shocking report that Cannes bans flats on red carpet! Director of 'Amy', Asif Kapadia says his wife was given rough time too. Unacceptable surely," Azmi posted on twitter. Earlier Hollywood actress Emily Blunt had also criticised the Festival's reported practice though festival director Thierry Fremaux had denied that there was any such rule.

Shabana azmi is correct on her part the cannes film is getting more of a fashion festival less of a film festival. It was a prestigious fest before atleast for indian the indian media and the bollywood ambassadors entries of Aishwarya, katrina and sonam made it all about fashion for us. We people over here including myself talk of dresses of actresses we are not in touch with the films chosen for festival. thats not a good thing.The media gave not half attention to the small indie films that were screened at cannes. This year a film starring Richa chadda was applauded at cannes the media is busy talking of Aradhya getting hugs from mom Aishwarya and sonam's dress resembling food.

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Shabana azmi is correct on her part the cannes film is getting more of a fashion festival less of a film festival. It was a prestigious fest before atleast for indian the indian media and the bollywood ambassadors entries of Aishwarya, katrina and sonam made it all about fashion for us. We people over here including myself talk of dresses of actresses we are not in touch with the films chosen for festival. thats not a good thing.The media gave not half attention to the small indie films that were screened at cannes. This year a film starring Richa chadda was applauded at cannes the media is busy talking of Aradhya getting hugs from mom Aishwarya and sonam's dress resembling food.

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it's the media's fault for giving too much bhav to these plastics n ignoring films like Masan n Nawaz's film also.his bronhas produced it