Cannes 2025: Uorfi Javed misses red carpet debut after visa rejection; fans say 'She was more deserving than Sarah Sarosh'

Time of India

15-05-2025

Uorfi Javed certainly knows how to turn heads; whether it is with her bold fashion choices or her unapologetic personality, she consistently stays in the spotlight. The all-round entertainer never fails to capture public attention. Moreover, every year, her fans eagerly await her debut on the Cannes red carpet. However, she missed the opportunity once again this year since her visa application was reportedly rejected.
Disheartened, Javed shared an emotional post about the same on her Instagram on Wednesday. In the post, she shared that her team was working on 'crazy' outfit ideas for her debut at Cannes 2025. Not only this, but she also addressed why she was absent from social media for quite some time.
She went on to highlight that she was missing due to her failed business and rejections.
Uorfi Javed misses the opportunity to appear at Cannes 2025 again
The 27-year-old social media influencer in her post clarified that she wasn't uploading anything or being seen anywhere because she was going through a phase.
She wrote, "My business didn't work, I tried a bunch of other different things only to face rejections." She also mentioned the point that she got an opportunity to go to Cannes via Inde Wild, but as the fate would have it, her visa got rejected.
"Was working on a few crazy outfit ideas; my team and I were very disheartened. I'm sure a lot of you guys must be going through rejections yourselves, and I would love to know your stories," she added.
Redditors believe Uorfi Javed was more deserving than Sarah Sarosh
Uorfi Javed's absence from the Cannes 2025 red carpet has now stirred a buzz online, with fans and netizens expressing their disappointment over her missed debut.
As soon as the news broke that her visa got rejected, social media quickly lit up with reactions. Meanwhile, a Reddit thread regarding the same garnered massive reactions; some supported Uorfi and called her a true fashion risk-taker.
While, according to some, she would have added a much-needed flair to the event, and others compared her to other influencers, Sarah Sarosh, who attended the event.
One said, "Honestly she was much deserving than sarah"
"I was here to comment on that. She is farrrrrrrr more deserving than any influecersss sakshi or Sarah . My blood is boiling," another noted.
"it is kind of sad, especially the rejection of visa part… the amount of times I have tried to explain this to people, the implication and the disadvantages of having a developing country passport, and yet everyone around me, especially the boomers seem to have graduated from ‎WhatsApp University never seem to understand its implications… going to the Cannes would have been a really big deal in her career. That's sad."
"Urfi has grown on me. She could have shown her creativity on that platform. It's okay; I don't hate her. Maybe next time."