Katrina Kaif made a picture perfect debut on the French Riviera in a black and-white Michelle Smith ensemble. The sheer white draped skirt and the panelled blouse, picked by her stylist Anaita Adajania Shroff, were the perfect foil for the blue marina which stretched beyond Kat’s hotel balcony.

Her tresses fell to her shoulders, the auburn tinge becoming. When prodded on the colour, a friend of the actress pointed out that it was part of the look of her upcoming film Fitoor which is currently under production.

The film is an adaptation of the Charles Dicknes’ novel, ‘Great Expectations’, and the actress plays Firdauz, an Indianised Estella. Katrina will be at the Cannes film festival for two days. And there will plenty of opportunities for the paparazzi to click her because both nights she will be walking the redcarpet. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a regular at Cannes, and Sonam Kapoor, will also be walking the red carpet and

it will be interesting to see which of these fashionistas steal the thunder (No pun intended). At a media event, the Bollywood beauty pointed out that she was not at Cannes to set a trend. She insisted that she wanted to be herself and enjoy the experience.

“She flies back to India on the night of May 15 but she’s promised herself that before returning she’ll catch a couple of world cinema titles,” added the friend.