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Shekhar Kapur Named Director Of The International Film Festival Of India


Kapur will head the festival, held annually in Goa, for the 55th and 56th editions.

Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as the new director of the International Film Festival of India(IFFI). Kapur will head the festival, held annually in Goa, for the 55th and 56th editions, India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry announced with a statement this morning. His comments prompted a storm of both abuse and support on social media, while Israel’s ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, wrote an open letter condemning Lapid’s statements.

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