Actress Sonam Kapoor is excited about walking on the red carpet at the 66th edition of Cannes International Film Festival this year and has already left for the venue.

The 27-year-old will be at Cannes as brand ambassador of beauty brand L'Oreal Paris which completes 16 years as the official make-up artist for the film fest.

"On my way to the Cannes Film Festival. Really excited to walk the red carpet," Sonam tweeted.

The film festival will begin May 15 and conclude May 26. Other Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will also be present there.