10th Edition of Jagran Film Festival to start in Mumbai
Monumental inauguration by ‘Devendra Fadnavis’,
Chief Minister Maharashtra
Festival will showcase 20 India, Asia and World premieres in its Mumbai edition
10th Jagran Film Festival –
The world’s largest travelling film festival was inaugurated by Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Mr. Prakash Javadekar in Delhi. Eminent film personalities like Anil Kapoor, Farah Khan, Shobu Yarlagadda, Ketan Mehta
and film critic Rajeev Masand were also part of the
Delhi chapter. The film festival will have travelled across 17 cities in
India and will be all set to start its ultimate chapter in Mumbai. “Cinema
Summit” panel discussions under will be organised and the festival will screen feature films, short films, documentaries and many In-conversations and Masterclass sessions from 26th September 2019 to 29th September 2019.
‘Sir’
a film directed by Rohena Gera, will be the Opening Film for Mumbai chapter. A movie based on the social issues and rights of working women; ‘Sir’ will be screened on 26th
September. The thought behind this opening is to showcase the
power of cinema which can act as a voice of millions of people who are
afraid to fight for their rights. The film narrates the life of a woman
who is full of dreams and hopes and consistently fights for the same.
The session will include Q&A with Miss. Rohena
Gera. The closing film will be ‘Blindspotting’, a USA based
film. The festival will showcase a total of 20 World/Asian/Indian
premiere movies. More than 40 feature films and around 30 short
films/documentaries will be screened in Mumbai. Other notable
films include “LALJI QALANDARR” (India), “Mardaani Mavla” (Marathi),
“Musk” (UAE) and “Virus” (Malyalam).
4 Taiwanese films,
contributed by Taipei Economic and Cultural Center, will also be
screened. “Breast and House”, “Missing Johnny”, “Bad Boy Symphony” and
“Han Dan” are the titles. The country in focus is Argentina
and Argentinian films will also be showcased. Kader Khan’s movie(s)
will be played under homage and Anil Kapoor’s under Indian
Retrospective.
Mumbai chapter of 10th
Jagran Film Festival will showcase premiers like Sir, Lihaaf, Bad Boy
Symphony, Satash, Darklight, Do We Belong, Forbidden Tikka Masala,
#Gadhvi, Bhayanakam, The Last Elvis,
Windows on The World, Daughters of Winter, Shit One Carries, Roots,
Axing, Hiroshima Carp Theater, Ghawre Bairey Aaj, Breast and House and
more.
The Jagran Film
Festival started from Delhi on 18th July and travelled through Kanpur,
Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Hisar, Ludhiana,
Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Gorakhpur, Raipur, Indore
and Bhopal. The festival will culminate on September 29 in Mumbai.
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