India will have stronger presence at Cannes, 2011

Bollywood beauties will be shining at the Cannes Film Festival this May. Along with the very gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Freida Pinto will be walking the red carpet as well.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a regular at the prestigious gala for last 10 years, says,

“Several countries have always had more than one L’Oreal Paris spokeswoman at Cannes and I’m glad India is finally getting the same recognition. I am happy that with Freida and sonam, both beautiful women, being invited to the festival this year, India will have a stronger presence, which is a clear sign of the growing importance of the country,” Ash said in a statement.

The three Indian beauties will represet India for cosmetic brand L’Oreal Paris at Cannes and for the first time the brand is taking three spokeswomen representing India to the event.

Freida will represent L’Oreal at the amfAR (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner and after-party May 19. The event, co-sponsored by the brand, aims at raising money for the fight against AIDS.

“It is every actor’s dream to attend this festival,” said Frieda.

Sonam, who will walk the red carpet May 15, said: “It has always been my dream to walk the red carpet at Cannes and it is soon going to be a reality thanks to L’Oreal Paris. I look forward to meeting actors and filmmakers from the world over and attending screenings of some interesting films. But what excites me the most is meeting the L’Oreal Paris international dream team of make-up artistes and seeing how they transform me for one of the most glamorous red carpets in the world.”