Sanam Saeed is at Cannes and she’s repping Pakistan in the most graceful way possible. The star has been dazzling in Hussain Rehar couture and the internet can’t get enough.
Rather than wear western gowns, she’s chosen to represent Pakistani fashion and heritage at Cannes and we love it. But that’s not all she’s repping. According to Brut India, she is the inaugural honouree of the South Asian Women Excellence in Cinema and Arts initiative launched by Us Studios.
Saeed posted about the moment she walked the red carpet. “I didn’t go as an ambassador for a brand, I didn’t go as part of a film team, I went just as a South Asian woman representing Pakistan and our heritage and craft. I told you I’d walk for the women of Pakistan, for the ones who came before us, for the ones who are yet to come and for the ones are never seen behind the scenes.”
Earlier, she spoke about representing Pakistan and the many women in its entertainment industry. “Women are the custodians of Pakistani entertainment,” she said in a powerful video.
“This Cannes, I’m not just walking the red carpet, I walk carrying every woman who has stitched, written, directed, watched, and dared to dream. And the next generation, she’s already here.”
