Gerard Depardieu (L) is offered traditional bread and salt on arrival in the Chechen capital Grozny, February 24, 2013

French actor Gerard Depardieu (L) is offered traditional bread and salt on February 24, 2013 upon his arrival in the Chechen capital Grozny. Newly-registered Russian citizen Depardieu was Monday visiting his “friend” the controversial Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, partying into the night and vowing to make a film about the Muslim region.