Cannes 2024: Kani Kusruti displays solidarity with Palestine, carries watermelon pouch on red carpet
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Cannes 2024: Kani Kusruti displays solidarity with Palestine, carries watermelon pouch on red carpet

The Hindu  

Indian actor Kani Kusruti displayed solidarity with the victims of the war in Gaza while walking the red carpet for her film All We Imagine As Light at the Cannes Film Festival. Kani, one of the two leads in Payal Kapadia’s film, in the running for the Palme d’Or, complemented her outfit with a handbag shaped like a watermelon slice — a symbol of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation. Kani’s pouch was crafted by Kochi-based designer Diya John, who also created the rest of her outfit - a white bodycon silk dress. “I wanted something like that,” Kani said, “So I asked my friend who crafted it by hand.” Earlier, Australian star Cate Blanchett had arranged her Cannes red carpet outfit as a tribute to the Palestinian flag.

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