Cannes 2018: Sonam Kapoor’s cute gesture for Mahira Khan will make you go Aww!

Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ co-star Mahira Khan has created history by becoming the first actor of Pakistani origin to make a Cannes debut on Monday evening. After Bollywood beauties Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor, Pakistani actress Mahira Khan has made a stunning appearances at the ongoing Film Festival.

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan together walked the red carpet for cosmetic giant L’Oreal Paris. The duo shared a warm moment greeting each other here. A picture of Sonam Kapoor planting a kiss on Mahira’s forehead is viral on the social network.

Check out the picture here:

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For her first red carpet look here, Sonam looked radiant and resplendent in a dreamy and delicate pastel-hued Ralph and Russo lehenga ensemble, with her hair loosely tied in a braid and accessorised with a detailed ‘parandi’.

She wore simple earrings by Chopard, and the intricate henna design still adorned the hands of the actress, who married long-time beau Anand Ahuja just last week.(Also Read:WATCH: Mahira Khan gives a Ranveer Singh tadka to her ‘UP Bihar lootne’ performance)

“Wearing a dress that feels like it’s made of starlight,” Sonam posted on Instagram.

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She captioned another image: “Moonbeams and Mediterranean dreams”, with a third photograph titled: “All the stars are out tonight.”

Mahira, on the other hand, wore a black off-shoulder dress after the ensemble she was due to wear got stuck at the customs and didn’t turn up in time.

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“I’m nervous,” she wrote before making her red carpet debut, but her confident demeanour was a head-turner at the gala, where she and Sonam walked one after another.

Mahira dedicated her representation at Cannes as an “ode to the people I have loved so much…. and have inspired me since I was a little girl. Starting from my Ama to Minaal and Rooha… down to all my girls back home in Pakistan”.