Lage Raho stuns Cannes

Mumbai 21st May, 07:

Lage Raho Munnabhai is still winning hearts across the globe. A packed screening on the 19th with the director Rajkumar Hirani present, the film was a huge hit with the entire the entire audiences. Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and director Rajkumar Hirani were in Cannes for the screening but producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra had to return just before the screening as his mother took ill.

The screening of the movie at the Festival saw people sitting on the aisles as the theatre was completely packed. The film was screened in the ‘Les Cinemas du Monde' section which screened the best of world cinema on 19th of May 07. The 200 seater theatre was packed to capacity and had 80% of White audiences. There was also a big group of French students and clapped till the credits were finished.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya will be showcased at Cannes in the same section on the 24th of May

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Lage Raho Munnabhai & Eklavya at Cannes this year

After having got several prestigious awards and appreciation by the audiences and the industry, Lage Raho Munnabhai will now be showcased at Cannes this year. The film will be screened in the ‘Les Cinemas du Monde' section which screens the best of world cinema on 19th of May 07.

Inaugurated by the Festival de Cannes in 2005, the ambition of 'Tous les Cinemas du Monde' section is to illustrate the vitality and diversity of cinema throughout the world, the dynamism of its young creative talent and the involvement of its institutions in promoting international cinema.

Along with Lage Raho, Vinod’s own directorial film EKLAVYA will also screened at Cannes on the 24th of May. The film is being screened in the market section.

Eklavya is all set for an art house release in the US this summer.