Artists dressed as clowns perform on stage during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)

Egyptian actor and president of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) Hussein Fahmi (R) hands the Bronze Pyramid award for best first or second work to Brazilian director Pedro Freire for his film 'Malu', during the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

An artist dressed as clown performs on stage during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)

An artist dressed as clown waits at the backstage before his performance during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)

Artists dressed as clowns entertain the audience during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)

Artists dressed as clowns perform on stage during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)

Artists dressed as clowns wait at the backstage before their performance during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)

Artists dressed as clowns perform on stage during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)