While Katrina Kaif kept her much-hyped look minimal, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing became the head-turner on the red carpet
Feathers helped the Cannes Film Festival take flight on the opening-night red carpet. Naomi Watts, who appears in Gus van Sant’s festival entry The Sea of Trees, wore a powder blue gown from Elie Saab Couture’s spring-summer 2015 collection, its top festooned with sequins and pearls above a feathered skirt. Not to be outdone, Julianne Moore wore a silk gauze column dress by Georgio Armani Prive, adorned with aqua and black Swarovski embroidery and paired it with a black feathered top. The flame-haired actress, who won Cannes’ best-actress prize last year for Maps to the Stars, offset the look with bold emerald danglers.
Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sienna Miller also walked the Riviera red carpet ahead of the gala screening of Emmanuelle Bercot’s Standing Tall. The head-turner happened to be Chinese actress Fan Bingbing in a Ralph & Russo couture. She was definitely the best-dressed on the opening day. Another Chinese actress that took our breath away was Viann Zhang, who showed up in an elaborate gown.
Katrina Kaif finally debuted on the red carpet in a black strapless gown by Oscar De la Renta. She wore minimal makeup teamed with side-swept hair but failed to impress her critics unanimously. On her way, she bumped into Julianne Moore, and was too quick to click a selfie. Returning back to the French Riviera was Nandita Das. She looked gorgeous in a golden-metallic handwoven linen saree by Anavila. She was also spotted at the India pavilion during a panel session. The session was organised by FICCI India and Nandita was spotted with other dignitaries and representatives from the organisation. Now all eyes are set on much-awaited appearances of Sonam Kapoor , Aishwarya Rai and Mallika Sherawat.