![]() There is literally a film for everyone’s appetite.” We also hope recent IFFLA attendees have a chance to catch up with films from our first decade, and early attendees who could not join us in recent years are able to discover some of the newer gems we’ve presented. We are excited with this opportunity to collaborate with them to offer new audiences worldwide the chance to discover some of the most visionary voices of Indian independent cinema in recent years. “Traveling through 17 years of programming has allowed us to reconnect with so many of our alumni with whom we share fond memories. “We are beyond thrilled to be presenting this online showcase of alumni films,” said Christina Marouda, IFFLA’s founder. ![]() With 17 days to fly through the virtual festival will span form June 19th to July 5th leaving you just enough time to experience every joy, ache, bellowing laugh, and uncle-inducing cringe. The bulking roster ranges from narrative features, documentaries, to short films like Neha RT ’s hilarious satire The Shailas, the oscar-nominated KUSH, the infuriating Bebaak. IFFLA brings you the best of yesteryear, with gems like Anurag Kashyap ’s legendary godfather-esque Gangs of Wasseypur, the late Irrfan Khans shakespearean classic Maqbool, Lena Khan ’s fresh immigrant tale The Tiger Hunter. This year’s showcase is a special one, I FFLA Over The Years: 17 days celebrating 17 years of Indian cinema, is way of looking back all of those that have passed through the hallowed grounds. To that end, the previously announced 2020 lineup will be moved to 2021 so that filmmakers and audiences can join together and share the festival experience in person. IFFLA Over the Years is the festival’s response to the ongoing uncertainty in the film festival world. While in person festivals are going to be a while away, Virtual Film Festivals are booming. LOS ANGELES (Diya TV) - In the digital age of streaming services where you can play every movie ever made, festivals too are changing. There is a wonderful arc in this characterization because starting from being a regular mother, she rises above to become that person who has faced an immense tragedy and her own personal loss is able to overcome it and embrace this incident of her daughter sacrificed her life to the nation,” she added. Azmi shines throughout and mentions “Rama Bhanot is not just an other person to me but there was this instant connect to her. Harish Bhanot and Rama Bhanot characters were brilliantly played by Yogender Tikku and Shabana Azmi. Reports also mention Sonam took very stringent measures of learning the real life character, interacting closely with Rama Bhanot (Neerja’s Mother) who was able to assist Sonam to live up to the real life Neerja’s character. Congrats! STAND PROUD!”, said Hrithik Roshan in a tweet. Can’t remember the last time I cried this much. “LOVED IT! Sonam, what an incredible performance. ![]() Sonam Kapoor truly brings Neerja to life. Although, she survived this bout with terrorists, she later passed away while saving three little children. Neerja is an ordinary girl turned extraordinary, who showed immense bravery and courageousness in saving 380 lives that day. (DIYA TV) - Fashion diva Sonam Kapoor, known for playing “girl next door” roles, takes on a new challenge as a brave air-hostess in the upcoming film “Neerja.”ĭirected by Ram Madhvani, the film is based on the real-life story of Neerja Bhanot, a 23 year old PAN AM senior flight attendant that risked her life to save the passengers on the ill-fated flight 73 that was hijacked while on the tarmac in Pakistan.
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