Indian beauties Ameesha Patel,Puja Gupta,Sherlyn Chopra at Cannes

Accompanying her was her Shortcut Romeo co-actor Puja Gupta,who looked drab in an ivory Gauri and Nainika creation.

The actors tried to redeem themselves at their portrait sessions — Puja Gupta turned up in a black-and-gold Rahul Mishra jacket and Ameesha Patel played it down in a white-and-red creation,also by Malhotra.

But Sherlyn Chopra,in an off-white lehenga and a plunging choli,proved to be a strong contender for the “worst dressed Indian at Cannes” title.