Television star Hina Khan is a very confident girl and has been one of those who doesn’t hesitate in putting forth her point of view. The actress in an interview to Anupama Chopra at Cannes said that she was ‘disheartened’ at not being invited to the opening ceremony at Cannes 2022 Indian pavilion. She called out the ‘elitist system’ that still exists in the entertainment business.
She said, “You know we all belong to the same industry. We are from the entertainment business. We all have come here to represent India. And I am very excited for the launch of the poster of my film. They know I’ll be coming to the India Pavilion. I will be launching the poster of my film. I was very excited then came the news of…Before that I’d like to tell you there’s this elitist system, elitist game which still exists. There’s the opening ceremony that happened in the Indian Pavilion. Everyone was there..all the talents, my contemporaries, not just from Bollywood, we had singers, we had many well-known talents. It’s not that I envy them. I am so proud of them. But at the same time it was disheartening that I was not there.”
She added, “I could have been in the audience at least cheering up for them when they were doing the ghoomar. I felt so proud of my country. I don’t blame the actors or celebs but it’s the people on the field who make it possible. I don’t want to blame my contemporaries. We all talk about women empowerment, equality but I think it’s easier said than done. Probably next year when I come to Cannes, I will be a part of it.”
Hina also spoke about being nervous for her walk on the red carpet. She said that there’s immense pressure this time as she has to outdo her debut appearance.
Talking about how things have fared since Cannes 2019, she said that things did change professionally. She also referred to some of the Indian designers who reached out to her after she called them out for not giving her the outfits she wanted for her debut at Cannes in 2019.
