Overview

• The Cannes Film Festival 2025 introduced a controversial dress code banning dramatic gowns, nude dresses, and long trains to streamline logistics and maintain decency.
• Comedian Vir Das posted a digitally edited image of himself wearing a voluminous nude gown with an extravagant train, humorously defying the dress code.
• Das clarified that he did not attend the festival but used satire to critique the new rules and their impact on creative expression.
• In previous posts, Das announced he would boycott the festival, jokingly describing an exaggerated outfit he had planned to wear in protest.
• Beyond humor, Das addressed elitism in Bollywood, defending the presence of digital creators on the Cannes red carpet as a reflection of evolving cultural representation.