Cannes Red Carpet: Rajasthani singer Mame Khan creates history, becomes first folk artist to open for India!

Cannes, May 18: Led by Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur as part of the official Indian delegation, Rajasthani singer Mame Khan made history by becoming the first folk artist to open Red Carpet for India at the Cannes Film Festival.

Khan has been a playback singer for several Bollywood films like 'Luck By Chance', 'No One Killed Jessica', and 'Sonchiriya' among others and has also been featured on Coke Studio along with Amit Trivedi. At the red carpet, he was dressed in a traditional Rajasthani ensemble that included a vibrant pink Kurta underneath an ethnic embroidered coat.

The glamorous red carpet contingent comprised of Indian film celebrities & put the diversity and uniqueness of Indian cinema on display. Ambassadors from different regional cinemas were part of the delegation which along with Khan and Thakur included Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Hegde, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tamannah Bhatia, R Madhavan, AR Rahman, Prasoon Joshi, Vani Tripathi, Ricky Kej.

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