Veteran actor Simi Garewal is all set to make her Cannes red carpet debut at the 78th edition of the prestigious festival. She will attend Cannes 2025 in celebration of Satyajit Ray's 1970 film, Aranyer Din Ratri, which will be screened in a 4K restored version. It will be screened under the Cannes Classics section on May 19.
For the unversed, Garewal played a tribal Santhal girl named Duli in Ray's classic. On Monday, the actress shared a video on her Instagram handle, where she shared her excitement on making her Cannes debut. She could be seen choosing her ensemble for the grand festival.
Simi Garewal confirmed wearing an outfit from Karleo, a label by Karan Berry and Leon Vaz.
"So I've finally decided as to who will design my ensemble for the red carpet in Cannes!! It's on 19th May, when we present my film with Ray, 'Aranyer Din Ratri', restored by Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese and Heritage Foundation. Because I love their aesthetics...I've chosen @karleofashion (sic)," Garewal captioned her post.
About Aranyer Din Ratri
Aranyer Din Ratri, which is titled Days and Nights in the Forest in English, is presented and restored by The Film Foundation바카라s World Cinema Project at L바카라Immagine Ritrovata in collaboration with the Film Heritage Foundation , Janus Films, and the Criterion Collection. The funding was provided by the Golden Globe Foundation, as per a press release issued by the festival organisers.
The Bengali-language film, which is based on the novel of the same name by author Sunil Gangopadhyay, had a stellar cast including Soumitra Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Samit Bhanja, Robi Ghosh, Aparna Sen, and Sharmila Tagore.
It revolved around the story of four men from the city who escape to the forests of Palamau for a holiday, just to go through the journey of self-discovery. Ray explored themes of class, modernity, and alienation.
Apart from Garewal, producer Purnima Dutta, Sharmila, Margaret Bodde, executive director of The Film Foundation, and FHF founder Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will also attend Aranyer Din Ratri's screening at Cannes.
