For the first time, Raipur city is going to witness an international film festival. A five-day ‘Raipur International Film Festival’ will be held at Mahant Ghasidas Museum premises from April 10 to 14. The festival will begin with premiere show of upcoming movie ‘Jai Ho Democracy’ directed by Rajneet Kapoor. A series of cultural performances by artists from across the country and abroad will be also held on April 10 at Muktakash Manch.
The festival is dedicated to filmmaker late Kishore Sahu along with playwrights duo Satyadev Dubey and Habib Tanveer. Organised jointly by Chhattisgarh Film and Visual Art Society (CFVAS), Raipur, World India Foundation (WIF), New Delhi and State Culture Department, the festival will have also lecture sessions of renowned film and theatre personalities including Om Puri, Satish Kaushik, Ranjeet Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Dr Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, Adil Hussain, French film director Suzanne Bernert and many others.
CFVAS’s Chairman Subhash Mishra and Thespian Yogendra Choubey informed that while senior art critic Ajit Rai is the festival coordinator, Union Minister of State for Defence, General VK Singh has consented to inaugurate the festival by lighting the ceremonial lamp on the first day. Mishra added that all the film personalities will also hold discussions with the audience during the festival. Though, the selection of films to be screened is under progress by the experts. Zed Plus the film directed by Dr Chandra Prakash Dwivedi will be also screened in the festival.