Cannes honours Bollywood cinema

The legendary Amitabh Bachchan joined Leonardo DiCaprio on the red carpet at Cannes, both for his role in Baz Lurhmann s The Great Gatsby, and to spearhead the festival s celebration of 100 years of Indian cinema. Despite being one of Bollywood s most recognisable stars, Bachchan was awed by the reception: Just the fact that Cannes mentions it (Indian cinema), or at least brings attention to the rest of the world as a tribute to this cinema is big enough. And then to find