Highlights From The Cannes Film Festival Archives

May 24, 2025
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Movies

Cannes 2025 LIVE: Who will win the Palme d’Or at this year’s award ceremony?

The Palme d’Or, the highest prize awarded to competing films, displayed before the start of the 78th Cannes Film Festival | Photo Credit: REUTERS As the 78th Cannes Film Festival approaches its conclusion, speculation is mounting over which film will walk away with the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize. Several key contenders have emerged […]

May 24, 2025
Entertainment
Movies

Cannes 2025: The true story behind Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Homebound’, inspired by a pandemic-era New York Times essay

Vishal Jethwa and Ishaan Khatter in a still from ‘Homebound’ | Photo Credit: Dharma Productions Neeraj Ghaywan’s new film Homebound, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, finds its roots in a poignant real-life story first told in a New York Times op-ed during India’s COVID-19 lockdown. The […]