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Anasuya Sen Gupta Becomes First Indian Actress To Win Award At Cannes Film Festival In The History Of Cannes!!

By Gunjan Chaudhary

May 25, 2024

Indian stars are seen spreading their magic at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Many famous stars graced the red carpet event right from Bollywood celebs to fashion influencers. And now another proud news has come to the fore, Indian actress Anasuya Sen Gupta has brought honor to the country at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. She is the first actress to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival ever in the history of Cannes. Let us tell you she has received the Best Actress award for her film ‘The Shameless’ (2024). This film is directed by Konstantin Bozanov. In the film, Anasuya plays the role of a sex worker, who murders a policeman and runs away to a brothel.

Anasuya Sen Gupta

Let us tell you, Anasuya started her career as a production designer. She was directed for this film through her Facebook appearance. Actually, a friend of the actress, seeing her talent, had proposed to her for an audition. Her impressive performance as Renuka in ‘The Shameless’ has earned her this honor which she is celebrating today. The entire team of ‘The Shameless’ is celebrating this amazing success of the actress.

Anasuya Sen Gupta

Anasuya has been selected for Best Actress in the Un Certain Regard segment of the Cannes Film Festival. After winning the award, Anasuya dedicated it to the bravery of the gay community and marginalized communities.

Anasuya Sen Gupta

Anasuya Sen Gupta is originally from Kolkata. She started her career as a production designer. Let us tell you that the actress had designed the set of the Netflix show Masaba-Masaba. Sharing her experiences in an interview, Anasuya said, ‘When Constantin told me the news that our film had been nominated for Cannes, I jumped out of my chair and could not believe it’