Cannes 2024: Indian-origin millionaire Farhana Bodi from Dubai Bling walks red carpet. See pics

Cannes Film Festival 2024: Indian-origin Farhana Bodi was featured on the second season of the Netflix reality show ‘Dubai Bling’.

Farhana Bodi, the Indian-origin influencer who was a star figure on the hit Netflix reality show “Dubai Bling”, walked the red carpet at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes 2024: Indian-origin Farhana Bodi poses at her hotel before her red carpet appearance. (Instagram/farhanabodi)

Taking to Instagram, she shared pictures from the opening ceremony of the festival.

Farhana Bodi has over 2.8 million followers on Instagram.

Take a look at her Instagram post:

The Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday night with the world premiere of Quentin Dupieux's 'Le Deuxieme Acte (The Second Act),' starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphael Quenard. During the opening ceremony, Oscar winner Meryl Streep received the honorary Palme d'Or.

Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sobhita Dhulipala, Aditi Rao Hyderi, Kiara Advani and Shark Tank India judge Namita Thapar are among the Indian celebrities attending Cannes this year.

Who is Farhana Bodi?

1. Farhana Bodi was born in Gujarat and raised in South Africa. She is currently based in Dubai.
2. Bodi started working in the make-up and fashion industry since she was 19, and moved to Dubai in 2008, according to Lifestyle Asia.
3. The influencer has collaborated with various luxury brands, as seen on her Instagram.
4. Bodi has also been featured on the cover of many magazines.
5. A single mother, she has an eight-year-old son named Aydin. She was married to Heroies Havewalla. Her son too has a sizeable following on his Instagram account which is managed by Bodi.
6. She is the founder of a company called “I Am Woman Of The World”.
7. Bodi had opened up about the challenges of being a single mother. "It's not easy being a single mom. People look at me and they're like, ‘Oh my god, look at her, she’s travelling'." I travel because I have to work as well and I have to take care of my son," Bodi had told Curly Tales last year.
8. This is not Bodi's first time at Cannes. She had attended the film festival in 2023 and 2022 as well.