Anasuya Sengupta won Best Actress Award at Cannes Film Festival

Indian actress Anasuya Sengupta has created history at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. The actress has become the first Indian to receive the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. Kolkata-based Anasuya Sengupta won the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Shameless.

Directed and written by Bulgarian filmmaker Konstantin Bozanov, the film revolves around Renuka (played by Anasuya), who escapes from a brothel in Delhi after killing a police officer. The film also features Renuka's girlfriend Omara Shetty.
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