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Cannes 2025: Indian influencer asked to leave the red carpet in viral video; is the festival losing its essence and exclusivity?
Aditya Sarpotdar, director of Munjya, said, 'No amount of influencers or outfits or any buzz created on the red carpet will get you any acclaim as a nation.' read more
Cannes 2025 is over but this year saw a lot of first timers. The attendance of influencers all over world continues to see a rapid rise. One such Indian influencer one user recognized as Sarah Sarosh, was asked to leave the red carpet in a viral video as she posed for the paparazzi.
The video went viral and netizens shared their reactions on social media:
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One wrote- 'Its just the desperation to get value for money. If you pay money, any Tom, Dick n Harry can go to Cannes.'
Another said, 'It's invite only affair , so they send her invite. Anyway it's not all prestigious and all, didn't you know about black book incident( rate card kind of thing for all attendees).'
A third commented- 'These influencers are pathetic, they should stay in their insta/youtube handles only.'
Aditya Sarpotdar, director of Munjya, said, 'No amount of influencers or outfits or any buzz created on the red carpet will get you any acclaim as a nation. These pre-events are always ways to promote the festival more…But that doesn't sum up what the festival is. The sum of the festival is the cinema there.'
Is the access to the otherwise prestigious and celebrated festival so easy that Cannes is on the verge of losing its essence and exclusivity? Where are the moments of iconic stars oozing oomph and style on the red carpet? Why a barrage of new faces every year? Where are the veterans?
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