union minister of state for information and broadcasting dr l murugan will lead an indian delegation to cannes international film festival this year he will leave for france on saturday may 21 and reach there on sunday may 22 where he will attend various events and meetings at the film festival dr murugan will be walking the red carpet wearing the traditional tamil attire veshti to showcase the rich indian culture on the inaugural dayread alsocannes regular anurag kashyap registers a first with kennedya mumbaiset police noir by an indie cinema flagbearer a student film from the film and television institute of india ftii and a restored print of a manipuri classic will formally represent the worlds most productive movie industry at the 76th cannes film festival from may 16 to 27 kashyap hashe will be accompanied by filmmakerguneet monga of the elephant whisperers fame miss world 2017 winner manushi chillar esha gupta and acclaimed manipuri actor kangabam tomba whose restored film ishanau will be screened in cannes classic section this year the india pavilion is being conceptualised and designed by national institute of design ahmedabad with the theme showcasing indias creative economy to the global community the pavilion design has been inspired by the saraswati yantra the abstract representation of goddess saraswati keeper of knowledge music art speech wisdom and learning the colours of the pavilion draw inspiration from the vibrant colours of indias national flag saffron white and green and blueunion minister for information and broadcasting anurag thakur will address the inaugural session through a video message to showcase india as a global hub for content creation at the 76th edition of cannes film festival four indian films have made it to the official selection this year kanu behls agra will be his second film to have its world premiere at cannes at the directors fortnight his 2014 debut film titli was unveiled at the un certain regard section anurag kashyaps kennedy will be screened in midnight screenings and nehemich in the la cinef section of the festival de cannes a restored manipuri film ishanhou will be showcased in the classics section apart from these many indian films have been slotted to be screened in marche du films apart from this a series of interactive sessions will be organised throughout the festival at india pavilion