RISHABH TONGYA AND JAI SHROFF BRINGS BOLLYWOOD DAZZLE TO CANNES IN A STAR-STUDDED CELEBRATION WITH CHOPARD & OPENAG FOUNDATION

Cannes, Might 2025: As the sector’s maximum glamorous movie pageant unfolds in Cannes, Indian businessman and philanthropist Rishabh Tongya, Founding father of Diacolor, introduced the highlight to Indian cinema and social duty with a glittering ‘Bollywood Evening’ co-hosted with luxurious maison Chopard, OpenAg Bedrock, and model icon Tania Shroff.

Held on the iconic Chopard Rooftop at Resort Martinez, the night time was once a heady mix of cinematic spell and comfort, attended by way of a few of Indian cinema’s maximum celebrated names — Karan Johar, Orry, Shalini Passi, Urvashi Rautela, Taha Shah, Aditi Rao Hydari, amongst others. The development celebrated now not simply the glamour of Bollywood but additionally the visionaries and creatives who power Republic of India’s cultural powerhouse.

Curated for my part by way of Rishabh Tongya, the night time paid homage to Indian cinema’s daring spirit, mirrored via Chopard’s undying class. Singer Kanika Kapoor lit up the night time along with her chart-topping hits, past tabla prodigy Nihal Singh and DJ Krish Mulchandani flew in from LA so as to add a slightly of classical artistry.

A seasoned international luxurious gourmand, Rishabh remarked, “India is a land where opulence meets understatement, and elegance is a way of life. Nothing mirrors the vibrancy of our nation quite like our cinema. Tonight, we honour the magic of filmmaking and the discerning spirit of India.”

The development additionally spotlighted H2O for Cohesion, the flagship marketing campaign of OpenAg Bedrock, co-founded by way of agro-tech titan Jai Shroff and chaired by way of Rajnikant Shroff, with a project to deliver blank ingesting H2O to a million family throughout Southern Africa. The night time raised a notable USD 1.3 million, with standout contributions from Caroline Scheufele (USD 100,000) and Varun Chaudhary (USD 25,000).

Jai Shroff shared, “Water for Harmony builds on a successful pilot in Zambia, where we drilled 10 boreholes, addressing a region where fewer than 50% of the population has access to safe drinking water.”

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