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‘All We Imagine as Light,’ ‘Anora’ to Bookend Mumbai Film Festival
Cannes Grand Prix winner 'All We Imagine as Light' will kick off the Mumbai Film Festival, while Palme d'Or recipient 'Anora' will close it.
Competition titles include: Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó’s Sundance-bowing “Agent of Happiness,” Shuchi Talati’s Sundance-winning “Girls Will Be Girls,” Midhun Murali’s Rotterdam winner “Kiss Wagon,” Lawrence Valin’s Venice-debuting “Little Jaffna,” Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan’s Sundance winner “Nocturnes,” Deepak Rauniyar’s Venice-bowing “Pooja, Sir,” the world premiere of Amit Dutta’s “Rhythm of a Flower” (Phool Ka Chand), Sandhya Suri’s Cannes-bowing “Santosh,” Min Bahadur Bham’s “Shambhala” and Raam Reddy’s “The Fable,” both of which debuted at the Berlinale, and Rima Das’ Busan title “Village Rockstars 2.” The Focus South Asia section further amplifies regional voices with features like Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose’s Busan title “A Fly on the Wall,” Konstantin Bojanov’s Cannes prizewinner “The Shameless,” Maisam Ali’s Cannes selected “In Retreat” and the world premiere of Vipin Radhakrishnan’s “Angammal.” Short film enthusiasts can look forward to works such as Nitin Baid’s “Blind Spot” (Chashma), Suman Sen’s “Cry Me a River” and Avinash Arun Dhaware’s “Monsoon Walk.” Kanu Behl’s “Despatch” starring Manoj Bajpayee, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s “Ghamasaan” featuring Arshad Warsi and Pratik Gandhi, Sonal Dabral’s “Go Noni Go” with Dimple Kapadia, and Suman Ghosh’s “Puratawn,” starring Sharmila Tagore are joined by multi-director anthology “My Melbourne,” helmed by Kabir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Onir and Das.
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