Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Chhaya
Kadam/Instagram
A
year
after
she
gained
widespread
recognition
for
her
work
in
All
We
Imagine
As
Light,
which
won
the
festival’s
prestigious
Grand
Prix
award,
Chhaya
Kadam
makes
her
return.
But
this
time,
it’s
even
more
special.
Chhaya’s
directorial
debut
Snow
Flower,
a
Marathi
film,
will
premiere
at
Cannes.
Payal
Kapadia,
who
directed
All
We
Imagine
As
Light,
is
a
member
of
this
year’s
Cannes
jury.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Chhaya
Kadam/Instagram
Snow
Flower
tells
the
story
of
a
girl
named
Pari,
who
finds
herself
torn
between
two
cultures,
India
and
Russia.
The
movie
also
follows
Bablya,
a
young
man
who
dreams
of
joining
a
Dashavtaar
theatre
group
traveling
to
Russia,
and
his
family’s
subsequent
journey
to
Russia
to
bring
Pari
back
after
his
death.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Chhaya
Kadam/Instagram
‘This
is
the
first
day
of
Cannes
Film
Festival
in
2025.
It
was
my
first
day
in
Cannes
on
this
same
day
last
year.
At
that
time,
I
was
acting
like
a
newbie.
Some
things
put
too
much
pressure.
But
I
enjoyed
that
too,’
Chhaya,
looking
pretty
in
a
pink
sari
from
Suta
Bombay,
writes.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Chhaya
Kadam/Instagram
‘This
year,
this
place
—
this
city
and
the
people
we
meet
here
—
everything
feels
like
our
own.
It
feels
like
an
old
familiarity
with
the
streets
here
—
with
the
colorfully
dressed
people
here.
The
family
created
by
last
year’s
Cannes
festival
felt
even
more
extended
this
year.
Now
the
curiosity
is
about
today’s
screening
of
my
film
Snow
Flower,’
Chhaya
adds.
Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff
