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Actor and model Azmeri Haque Badhon, the lead in the film ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’, feels honoured to have featured at the 74th Cannes Film Festival as the first actor in Bangladeshi movie industry.
Director Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s film was featured in the Un Certain Regard section and became the first film from Bangladesh to be part of the prestigious festival’s official line-up.
Ahead of the movie’s world premiere at the festival on Wednesday afternoon, Badhon set her foot on the red carpet of the Sal Dubusi Theatre in Cane Pale Do Festival.
“Participating in the Cannes is a huge achievement for me. Such an opportunity is difficult to come by. I’m honoured to be a part of the film,” Badhon told bdnews24.con on Thursday.
The festival opened on Tuesday and they had the opportunity to walk on the main red carpet of the inaugural event, but did not. Badhon appeared before the cameras pointing at her sporting a jamdani and later a velvet jumpsuit.
