Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma, who is a brand ambassador for French cosmetic behemoth L’Oreal, is all set to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

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The news became public after she and her husband, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, met with the French Ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenin, at the French Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday.

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In a tweet, the ambassador said he had discussed Sharma’s trip to the festival during the meeting.

According to media reports, Sharma along with Hollywood star Kate Winslet will honour women in cinema.

Sharma is known for her roles in Bollywood films such as ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’, ‘Sultan’, and ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’.

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Last year, Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone served as a jury member for the festival line-up. Padukone was also named a global ambassador for L’Oréal Paris in 2017, joining fellow actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a long-time L’oreal ambassador and a veteran festival attendee.

In 2018, Pakistani actor Mahira Khan made her red carpet debut at Cannes, also representing L’oreal Pakistan.

The festival is slated to run from May 16-27.

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