Iran’s dissent in films
Our perception of Iran was largely through films before protests against the régime took to the streets.
Our perception of Iran was largely through films before protests against the régime took to the streets.
Veteran Bollywood director Ramesh Sippy expressed his wish to make a movie in Kolkata on a joint venture project with the film industry in Mumbai and the City of Joy.
Hindi film star and MP Shatrughan Sinha was conferred Banga Bibhushan Samman by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday.
The 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was inaugurated at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium by veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and host of other stars, including former cricketer Sourav Ganguly, singer Arati Mukherjee, filmmakers Goutam Ghose, Mumbai-based Ramesh Sippy and Sujoy Ghosh.
In what comes as good news for the cinema lovers of the city, the much awaited mega annual event, 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is to be held from 6 to 13 November.
Nandan, which is generally the epicentre of activities during the KIFF, missed the crowd of cinema lovers on the second day
According to official sources, the presence of stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, who are regular faces at the inaugural ceremony, is not yet confirmed. Like the previous edition, the inaugural ceremony of the 27 KIFF is to be held virtually on 7 January at 4 p.m from Nabanna by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
The winner, Manijeh Hekmat, who is the director and one of the producers of the film was awarded a prize money of Rs 51 lakhs by the state Urban Development minister,
The festival will screen eight films of Soumitra Chatterjee in a special tribute section.
The filmmaker, who has been vocal about the adverse effects of right-wing ideology on culture, said, “The right wing people in their ideology are against culture and it is a fact everywhere in the world, be it Adolf Hitler or Donald Trump. This is because they do not like the critical spirit that is inborn in culture. Culture always is questioning about right and wrong ways of living which is disliked by such people.”
