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The Indian Panorama section of the 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), set to take place in Goa, is gearing up for a star-studded showcase, with some of the most talked-about films from Indian cinema making it to the prestigious selection.
The lineup features Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar, Rishab Shettys Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1, and Chiranjeevi's Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu among several other titles. Leena Yadavs Becoming in Ladakhi will further kick off the non-feature segment. As a whole, IFFIs annual survey of Indian filmmaking will bring 25 features and 20 non-features to the festival this year. While Dhurandhar and Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 hold their positions in the five-title Mainstream Cinema, they will be joined by Samir Tewaris Marathi film Baapya, Anil Ravipudis Telugu title Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, Pravin Vitthal Tardes Deool Band 2 (Marathi). On the other hand, a 12-member jury chaired by Indian National Film Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar picked the features from 404 submissions, whereas the other 20 titles include Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Tulu, and Nyishi. Among them are Kamakhya Narayan Singhs The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond, Bharatbala Ganapathys Banaras, Akhil Sathyans Malayalam film Sarvam Maya, P. Sheshadris Kannada film Ruby-Cube and Singeetham Srinivasa Raos Telugu feature Sing Geetham. Sahil Shahs Birds on Ice in Ladakhi and Duyu Tabyos Nyishi-language film Urum also made the cut. The same jury has shortlisted five films for IFFIs best debut director of an Indian feature film award. Among the nominees are Ravi Varma Namburis Chennai Love Story (Telugu), Samarpan Senguptas Pratyabartan (Bengali), Jeejivisha Kales Tighi (Marathi), Raja Shabir Mohd Khans Sledge (Kashmiri) and Vishal Chaturvedis Hanuman Ansh (Hindi). The festival has also named five nominees for its best web series prize. Coming to the non-feature side, a six-member jury led by director and educator Himanshu Sekhar Khatua whittled 358 entries down to 20. Among them are Bhasker Vishwanathans The Unseen Holy River Saraswati, Aimee Baruahs Assamese film Red Carpet, Suraj Kumars English-language Nirmanjali: The Chandigarh of Maciej Nowicki and Baba Tassaduq Hussains Kashmiri title Naqsh-e-Daur. The 57th edition of IFFI will feature 159 films from 86 countries, selected from approximately 1,400 submissions. Polish filmmaker Pawe Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland' will open the festival. The nine-day festival will take place from November 20 to 28 under the theme 'Stories Without Borders'. (ANI)
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