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Bollywood actresses react to Cannes' 'flatgate' controversy
Updated On: 22 May, 2015 02:43 PM IST | | Gaurav Dubey and Sanat Mehra
<p>Bollywood actresses react to a controversy that blew up over the unofficial 'high heels only' diktat on the Cannes red carpet</p>
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The Cannes film festival is synonymous with glitz and glamour, one of the biggest highlights in the fashion industry’s calendar. But this year’s edition had its fair share of controversy after female guests were denied access to a film screening for not wearing high heels. One of the ‘victims’ of this strange fashion policing was the wife of Asif Kapadia, whose Amy Winehouse documentary titled Amy received a thunderous applause at the festival. She was eventually allowed on the red carpet when she introduced herself. In another incident, numerous members of film companies and a woman who wore flats for medical reasons at the premiere of Cate Blanchett’s Carol were also turned away for not wearing heels.
The no-flats diktat triggered a storm of protests on various platforms, including the social media, where many termed it as a sexist dress code policy. Following the backlash, festival director Thierry Fremaux issued an apology, although seeking to downplay the controversy.
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