Launch of 5th edition of the Jagran Film Festival
The 5th
Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai opened with glitz & glamour
Superstars Anil
Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Rakesh Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Siddharth
Roy Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Kiran Rao, Vivek Oberoi, Sushmita Sen
graced the
red carpet
The Mumbai launch of the 5th edition of the Jagran Film Festival opened with much
aplomb, excitement and curiosity. The star-studded affair took place last
evening at Taj Lands End, Bandra, and saw a red carpet dotted with the
who’s-who of the Indian film fraternity. Superstars Anil Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Rakesh Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya
Balan, Siddharth Roy Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Vivek Oberoi, Sushmita Sen, Divya
Dutta, Dalip Tahil, Anuradha Paudwal, Abbas Mustan, Jackie Shroff, Tiger
Shroff, Zarine Khan, Sonal Chauhan,
Tisca Chopra, Rashmi Desai, Shekhar Ravjiani, Sharman Joshi, Subhash Ghai,
Chitrangada Singh, Neha Dhupia, Sophie Choudry, Onir, Tusshar Kapoor, Manish
Paul, Arjan Bajwa, Goldie Behl, Adnan Sami, Meiyang Chang, Mika Singh came
dressed to the nines, and showed support for this annually held and revered film
event.
Over good food, drinks, and healthy banter
over film, was inaugurated the concluding Mumbai leg of the film festival. The actors were bubbling with excitement,
and were absolutely elated to support the consistent movement dedicated to the
growth of cinema. “The Jagran Film Festival (JFF) is an
initiative by the Jagran Group towards creating a culture of cinema
appreciation. JFF is an honest and sincere attempt by Jagran to spread this
culture, and create a platform that connects great content with audiences
across the country,” says official spokesperson of the Jagran Group.
JFF, the only festival in India to run
across 16 cities that covers the largest geographical area, is all set to conclude this month in Mumbai from Monday, 22nd September to Sunday, 28th September, 2014.
This week-long finish will see a fantastic and diverse line-up of films from
all over the world that will be screened at two venues in the city: PVR Andheri, and Cinemax, Versova.
The festival started in Delhi, and travelled through
Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Hissar, Ludhiana, Meerut, Dehradun,
Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Raipur, Indore, and Bhopal, and will now culminate
in Mumbai. The line-up includes diverse films from the across the
globe, across genres, documentaries and world classics.
This
year’s edition includes exciting line up of films in diverse genres from every
corner of the world. The festival will feature films under several sections: Cinema of the Uprising, a special
section that will showcase a clutch of 7 special films dedicated to the fight
for freedom. Under the section Indian
Showcase, more than 20 feature films, made in several different Indian
regional languages, including Hindi blockbusters will compete with each other
in this category.
Apart from Indian showcase section, the
festival also organise a competition for International
Shorts films. In the category Country
Focus, an eclectic mix of Cyprus Cinema
will be screened for the audience. Apart from this, Thirteen International films across the world will make their Asian debut at the 5th Jagran Film Festival.
About Jagran Film Festival: Jagran Film Festival (JFF) is an initiative by the
Jagran Group towards creating a culture of cinema appreciation. JFF is an
honest and sincere attempt by Jagran to spread this culture, and create a
platform that connects great content with audiences across the country. The
festival screens films across genres, documentaries and world classics apart
from student films and ad films. A unique feature of JFF is that the cast and
crew of a few select films are invited to a discussion with the audience on
various elements of the film. An important aspect of the festival is to
generate a discussion on the various aspects of Cinema and its impact on
society and popular culture. A series of Panel Discussions will be held with
deliberations by eminent personalities from the film industry.
Log on to www.jff.co.in for details
on films and film schedule
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