Actor continues to rock offbeat cinema

Though the actor was not present, Abhay Deol (pictured above) still made his presence felt at the recent Cannes Film Festival. Dev Benegal's “Road Movie”, which has Abhay in the lead, received a thunderous applause at the festival.Tannishtha Chatterjee plays Abhay's love interest in the film.A source said, "Abhay plays a truck driver whose life goes through a complete transformation. The way it is shown in the film influences the viewers. It inspires the audience to bring about a change in their lives too. Abhay's character is the kind the audience can easily relate to."“Road Movie” shows Abhay meeting different people including a young boy, a tribalwoman, a silly and a wise man during his journey. "Road Movie created a strong buzz in Cannes just like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ did recently," said the source.