50th IFFI: Indian panorama opens with screening of Gujarati film 'Hellaro' and 'Nooreh'
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Apart from Hindi, the Indian Panorama feature film section this year will also feature films of four lesser spoken languages, including Khasi or Garo, Paniya, Irula, and Pangchenpa.
The 50th International Film Festival of India, 2019 began in Goa on Wednesday with a big bang. After the opening ceremony, the Indian Panorama section was inaugurated at INOX on Thursday.
The section was inaugurated in the presence of the Amit Khare, Secretary of Information and Broadcasting, along with the cast and crew of the opening films. The gala commenced with the National Award-winning Gujarati film 'Hellaro'.
The flick is being showcased under the feature film category along with a Kashmiri film 'Nooreh', which was nominated in the non-feature film category. Both the movies have been helmed by Abhishek Shah. Talking about his film 'Nooreh' filmmaker Ashish Pandey said, it narrates the story of a small girl who still hopes for a better life.
'Mai Ghat: Crime No 103/2005' will be screened at #IFFI2019 on the 21st of Nov at 5:30 pm in Inox Screen 3. #IFFI50 @INOXMovies @PIB_India @MIB_India pic.twitter.com/iyMMJkEaop
— IFFI 2019 (@IFFIGoa) November 21, 2019
He added that he wished to make a film that is relevant in the current time. Pandey also thanked the IFFI Jury for selecting his film for Indian Panorama.
The Indian Panorama section is to showcase the best of contemporary Indian cinema. Altogether 26 feature films and 15 non-feature films will be screened under the section this year.
The film revolves around an eight-year-old girl living in a village on Indo-Pak border, who is troubled by the cross-firing. Congratulations Dir. Ashish Pandey & the film #Nooreh on getting selected as a non-feature film under the Indian Panorama section at #IFFI50 pic.twitter.com/2bSAitEILW
— IFFI 2019 (@IFFIGoa) October 10, 2019
Apart from Hindi, the Indian Panorama feature film section this year will also feature films of four lesser spoken languages, including Khasi or Garo, Paniya, Irula, and Pangchenpa.
The other selections in the feature film category include five Marathi films 'Tujhya Aaila', 'Anandi Gopal', 'Bhonga', 'Mai Ghat' and 'Photo-Prem' three each in Malayalam and Bengali, two Tamil and one Kannada film.
The feature film category will also have a sub-section on mainstream cinema, under which popular films like 'Gully Boy', 'Uri: The Surgical Strike', 'Super 30' and 'Badhaai Ho' will be screened. Telugu film 'F2' will also be screened under this category.