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Cannes 2025: Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal's 'Aranyer Din Ratri' directed by Satyajit Ray receives a standing ovation at the festival
The 4K restored version of Satyajit Ray's classic 'Aranyer Din Ratri' received a standing ovation at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened under the Cannes Classics section.
Veteran actors Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal, who were part of the ensemble cast of the 1970 Bengali film, attended the showcase on Monday evening.
Saba Pataudi, jewellery designer and Tagore's daughter, shared a video on her Instagram page on Wednesday showing the audience giving a standing ovation after the film's screening.
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'A little more…. Of moments. Standing ovation. A beautiful celebration of life. Team that made it all possible. Congratulations! @filmheritagefoundation,' she captioned the post.
Pataudi also shared pictures of her with her mother, Garewal, as well as film's gala presenter and Hollywood filmmaker Wes Anderson, a long-time admirer of Ray who spearheaded its six-year restoration.
The restored version of 'Aranyer Din Ratri' is presented and restored by Martin Scrosese's The Film Foundation through its World Cinema Project initiative at L'Immagine Ritrovata in collaboration with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Film Heritage Foundation, Janus Films, and the Criterion Collection.
Also part of the screening were producer Purnima Dutta and Margaret Bodde, executive director of The Film Foundation.
The film, titled 'Days and Nights in the Forest' in English, explores themes of alienation, class, and modernity. It follows the story of four city-bred men who escape to the forests of Palamau (now in Jharkhand) for a carefree holiday, only to undergo a journey of self-discovery.
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Tagore last came to Cannes in 2009 as part of the gala jury. Previously, her 1960 film 'Devi', also directed by Ray, competed for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top honour.
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