The biggest headline of the 77th Locarno Film Festival wasn't a movie but a man: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who attended to receive a career achievement award. Upon his arrival, he was photographed for the festival's in-house daily publication, Pardo; when that image went live, photographer Davide Padovan saw his Instagram following swell from 191 to over 12,000 in 24 hours. It was a reminder (though none is needed) of the role red carpet celebrity plays in drawing money and attention to...
The biggest headline of the 77th Locarno Film Festival wasn't a movie but a man: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who attended to receive a career achievement award. Upon his arrival, he was photographed for the festival's in-house daily publication, Pardo; when that image went live, photographer Davide Padovan saw his Instagram following swell from 191 to over 12,000 in 24 hours. It was a reminder (though none is needed) of the role red carpet celebrity plays in drawing money and attention to...
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