India, May 14 -- Actor Alia Bhatt's much-anticipated debut at the Cannes film festival has hit the pause button, as per reports. It is believed that the actor was supposed to walk the red carpet on the opening night of the film gala on May 13, but decided to push things off due to current tensions between India and Pakistan. Also read: What dress code: Heidi Klum, Wan QianHui flout Cannes' new 'no nudity, extravagant dresses' rule on red carpet on day 1

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on May 13 and will go on till May 24.

"As the L'Oreal ambassador, Alia was supposed to make her Cannes debut. She was slated to attend the grand opening ceremony, for which she had to fly over the weekend. But in the current times o...