India, April 16 -- Actor Anupam Kher's second directorial in more than two decades, Tanvi The Great, will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May. Anupam shares that he wanted the film's journey to start from "the Maha Kumbh of cinema". "I did direct another film Om Jai Jagdish 23 years back, but that was not my story. After that, I didn't direct any film. I wanted it to come from within me, an Indian film for international viewing," says the 70-year-old.

He adds he has made the film with a theatrical release in mind: "The film has an Indian character but it's a universal film. That's why I am spending money, taking actors there (Cannes) - it's a huge kharcha. But I want to put the film on a pedestal. Warna mujhe kya...