Mumbai actor Irrfan Khan became the first Indian movie star to walk the hallowed red carpet since Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai went up the steps of the Grand Theatre Lumiere for a special screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas in 2002.

 Irrfan, who plays a key role in Michael Winterbottom's docu-drama style recreation of the abduction and killing of journalist Daniel Pearl, A Mighty Heart, was alongside lead actress Angelina Jolie, producer Brad Pitt, director Winterbottom, actress Archie Panjabi and Mariane Pearl, on whose harrowing memoir the film is based.