Taha Shah Recalls Skipping Meals to Meet Film Commissioners at Cannes Film Festival: ‘I Don’t Mind Missing Sleep or Food’

Taha Shah Badussha, who has already won the hearts of fans with her role as Tajdar in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, recently made India proud by making her debut at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

In a recent interview, the actor revealed that he skips meals to meet the film commissioners at the festival and added that work is more important than food or sleep.

“I was going to visit all the stands and meet all the film commissioners,” says Taha Shah

In a recent interview with Zoom, Taha Shah Badussha recalled the days of her debut at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Revealing how he skipped meals, the actor said he actively handed out his card as a newcomer to cinema commissioners. Taha shared that he went to every booth, meeting every movie commissioner.

“It’s not like they’ll help me find a job tomorrow morning, but you never know. I don’t mind lacking sleep or food when it comes to work. When I was in Cannes, I didn’t eat. If you have to go out to eat, you have to go out for an hour and a half to two, go out, order a meal, finish and come back. last food I can have later too,” recalled actor Heeramandi.

During the same discussion, Shah also reflected on his past struggles and recalled how he used to buy juice for the guards in exchange for letting them know when someone was coming. He also repaid him in a certain way but asked the guard to let him know so that he could quickly meet people.

The first photos of Taha Shah in Cannes are a dream

On May 17, on her Instagram account, Taha Shah shared three photos from her Cannes debut. With these photos, the actor made everyone fall in love with him as he donned an ocean blue suit paired with black pants. He accessorized with rings in different shades of blue and also wore sunglasses. Sharing the photos, he captioned them: “Feeling blue has never felt so good under the Cannes sun.”

His post received many adorable comments from fans who dubbed him the “National Crush.”