vidya-balan-cannes15 May,New Delhi: Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is making her debut at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, arrived at the French Riviera dressed in a maroon Sabyasachi lehenga.

Vidya Balan, who is the jury member at the Cannes film festival which opens today, looked stunning in her lehenga worn with pretty jhumkis as she arrived for the cocktails at the Martinez Hotel.

The Dirty Picture actress had earlier told reporters that she will be wearing saris and Indian outfits in a bid to make a fashion statement on the red carpet.

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The Kahaani actress had said that her wardrobe was the least on her mind and she was happy to get an opportunity to watch films from all over the world and to be able to interact with various jury members.

Apart from Vidya Balan, actress Nandita Das is also part of a separate jury for short films. Director Shekhar Kapur and actress Sharmila Tagore have previously been a part of Cannes jury.

With PTI inputs