Nawazuddin Siddiqui's ‘Roam Rome Mein’ set for world premiere at Busan film festival

Nawazuddin Siddiqui might be high on the success of his show ‘Sacred Games’ but there is no stopping him as he released the first look poster of his upcoming film ‘Roam Rome Mein’. 

The film is now set for its world premiere at the Busan International Film festival. 

The film is a psychological drama starring Nawazuddin in the lead as it will be screened in 'A Window on Asian Cinema' section. It is directed by Tannishtha Chatterjee.

Sharing the first look poster, the actor wrote, “Excited to announce that my movie #RoamRomeMein, is the official selection for #BusanInternationalFilmFestival! The movie also marks the directorial debut of my dear friend @TannishthaC.”

In a statement, Tannishtha, who also features in the film, said, "Nawaz and I had 'Dekh Indian Circus' in Busan a few years back. That film won both of us a National award. In the last few years I've had many films in Busan as an actor but each time something came up and I never could make it to the festival. So, this is a very special moment where I am doing the world premiere of my debut film in a festival which I have always wanted to go. I love Korean cinema, I love Korean food and I am really looking forward to premiering the film in Busan."

The film also features Valentina Corti, Isha Talwar, Francesco Apolloni, UrBano Barberini, Pamela Villoresi, Andrea Scarduzio.

Besides 'Roam Rome Mein', a number of films will be screened at the festival, including Gitanjali Rao's animated feature 'Bombay Rose', Suman Ghosh's 'Aadhaar', Gurvinder Singh's 'Bitter Chestnut', Alankrita Shrivastava’s ‘Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars’. There is a total of 18 films that will be screened at the film festival.