At the 78th Cannes Film Festival, all eyes were on a young Indian actor and model who turned heads with an accessory no one saw coming.
Ruchi Gujjar, who’s appeared in music videos like Jab Tu Meri Na Rahi and Heli Mein Chor, wore an unusual necklace featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face on the red carpet at the Chopard Caroline’s Universe dinner. Yes, you read that right.
‘The necklace is more than jewellery,’ said Ruchi in Financial Express. ‘It’s a symbol of strength, vision and India’s rise on the world stage. By wearing it at Cannes, I wanted to honour our prime minister.’
Ruchi’s outfit -- a deep gold lehenga created by Roopa Sharmaa, rich with gota patti, mirror work, and hand embroidery, and a glittering zarikari dupatta designed by Ram of Zaribari, -- was an ode to her home state.
'Wearing this dupatta felt like I was draping the soul of Rajasthan,' she wrote on social media.
While her outfit may have sparked conversation, it was that Modi-inspired necklace that truly stole the show.
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