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  Mumbai: Goldfish, an English-language feature starring veteran actress Deepti Naval and Kalki Koechlin, had its India Premiere to a packed house of audience at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI).     The film had a Gala Screening at the festival held from 20th - 28th November in Goa.     Veteran actor Deepti Naval and Kalki Koechlin who play mother and daughter in the film looked dazzling on the red carpet.     Director Pushan Kripalani, producer Amit Saxena and Executive Producer Pooja Chauhan were also present at the screening.    Goldfish deals with memory and identity. Anamika, the child of a mixed marriage, returns home to her estranged mother Sadhana because she is suffering from the onset of dementia. Ana returns to a neighborhood she barely remembers, to a woman who sometimes doesn’t remember her.    Apart from Deepti Naval and Kalki Koechlin who play the lead roles of mother and daughter, the film also stars the prolific actors Rajit Kapur, Gordon Warnecke

Mumbai: The 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI)  kicked off with a spectacular entertainment program in Goa on Sunday.       Film personalities Mrunal Takhur, Varun Dhawan, Catherine Teresa, Sara Ali Khan, Karthik Aryan, Amritha Khanvilkar, Paresh Rawal, Sunil Shetty, Manoj Bajpayee, Prasoon Joshi, Vaani Tripathi, Ajay Devgan, Prabhu Deva, Shreya Sharan, Pankaj Tripathi, Vijendra Prasad attended the opening ceremony.      The opening ceremony began with a brilliant performance of actor Mrunal Takhur.     Film personalities Manoj Bajpayee, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Devgan, Paresh Rawal, Vijendra Prasad were felicitated during the program.    Spanish film maker Carlos Saura was awarded with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.    Actor Chiranjivi was confirmed with Indian personality of the year award.      The theme of the opening ceremony is “Evolution of Indian Cinema in the last 100 years”.     The Austrian film, Alma and Oskar, directed by Dieter Berner, was scr

  Mumbai: As many as 15 films will compete for the coveted Golden Peacock at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India, to be held from 20 November to 28 November in Goa.     The mouth-watering line-up comprises 12 International and 3 Indian films that represent the emerging trends in the aesthetics and politics of the art.    From the very first Golden Peacock awarded in the 3rd edition of IFFI, the prize has been amongst the most sought-after film awards in Asia. The jury tasked with the impossible job of picking a winner this year comprises of Israeli writer and film director Nadav Lapid, American producer Jinko Gotoh, French film editor Pascale Chavance, French documentary film maker, film critic and journalist Javier Angulo Barturen  and India’s very own film director Sudipto Sen.    In the thick of the competition this year are :  Perfect Number (2022) Polish film maker Krzysztof Zanussi’s Perfect Number is a drama that aims to provoke thoughts on morality and

 Mumbai:  France, the land that gave birth to ‘the big screen’ will be featured in the Country Focus segment at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI 53).       A collection of 8 contemporary films from France have been selected to represent the diversity and potential of French cinema.    From the pioneers of cinema, August and Louis Lumière to Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut and Claude Chabrol, film history owes its historical and aesthetic legacies to the ever-inventive and trailblazing cinema of France.      The lineup of French cinema that is set to dazzle delegates comprises of :    Other People’s Children(2022) ‘Other People’s Children’ is the Opening Film of the Country Focus section. It is a tragicomedy about a middle aged woman who starts a new relationship and creates a close bond with the little daughter of her partner. Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, it premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Lion    T

Mumbai: After the massive success of Soulmate, Oorukaaran, and Easy Na Lai, Hyundai Spotlight is back with their 5th release, a soulful song that would crave you for a getaway to the mountains.    Shankuraj Konwar, one of the popular singers from North-East India who has lent his voice to the music industry through some exceptional numbers has released another single ‘Make Me Believe’ featuring Ereka De, a singer from Assam. The song gives sweet and mellow vibes which will have you hooked on it.    T he song takes you through a beautiful journey describing the emotions and highlighting the best of English and Assamese essence. The song brings back the strongly rooted alt-rock to club it with Assamese to add a regional flavor to the track with slow mellow and pop fusion into it. The video takes you on a journey of two people discovering the hidden gem in between the mountains, accentuating the delightful culture of Assam. The song describes the emotions and hardships the singer Shankura