The 4th Jagran Film Festival commenced with
an electrifying opening ceremony on September 24 at Fun Republic, Andheri West,
Mumbai. The festival got off to a rousing start with the ceremonial tradition
of lighting a lamp. The event was graced by several eminent personalities of
the Indian film industry. The presence of Chief Guest Akshay Kumar, Indian Film
and Stage Actress Nimrat Kaur who lit the lamp, Anil Sharma, Sudhir Mishra,
Dorothy Briere, Manoj Srivastava, Sai Tamhankar, Mayor of Mumbai Sunil Prabhu
and many others from the entertainment industry made the atmosphere almost
contagious, filled with much of enthusiasm and anticipation.
The festival began with the screening of the
film Water which also marked the Asian premiere of the film. This 120 minute
feature was born out of a unique Israeli-Palestinian cinematic cooperation.
Produced by the Film and Television department of the Tel Aviv University in
association with Tu Vas Voir, WATER was a beautiful compilation of some
fictional and self-experience based stories. Also present on the occasion were
the directors of the film Yael Perlov, NirSa’ar and Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad
Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Barghouti, Pini Tavger and Tal
Haring.
Other films screened on the opening day of
the festival were Haco Cheko’s 72 minute Turkish film Nowhere Li Vir, Sanjay
Jadhav’s 132 minute Marathi film Duniyadari, and Kundan Shah’s 143 minute
classic Jane Bhi Do Yaaron. The opening ceremony’s red carpet, followed by film
screening witnessed an illustrious gathering of filmmakers, renowned
litterateurs, cinephiles and scribes.
Began with great pomp and aplomb, the first
day of the 4th Jagran Film Festival set pace for the six-day long cinematic
extravaganza. The festival promises to feature the finest works of cinematic
geniuses from India and many other countries. More than 50 national and
international feature and short films would be showcased in the final edition
of this festival.
The 4th edition of the Jagran Film Festival,
Mumbai 2013 is scheduled from the 24th - 29th September, 2013 at Fun Republic,
Andheri West, Mumbai.
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