IFFI 52, 08: 18 glorious films to celebrate 75 years of Indian independence
To reminisce about and to celebrate the glory of Indian cinema, the 52nd International Film Festival of India will showcase 18 selected films across the nation under the banner India@75. This is being organised as a part of the ongoing celebrations to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence, ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Amrit means elixir of life in Hindi. It also means 75th anniversary. They span the release years 1948 to 2019.
The screenings includes epoch-making films like Satyajit Ray’s Agantuk, S.S Vasan’s Chandralekha, Vijay Anand’s Guide, Tapan Sinha’s Kabuliwala, Dr Rajkumar’s Sandhya Raga, Raj Kapoor’s Shree 420, K Balachander’s Thaneer Thaneer and Bimal Ray’s Sujata among others. The list of films to be showcased reflects India’s rich cinematic heritage and diversity.
The following is the selection of films under India @ 75:
S. No. | FILMS | DIRECTOR | YEAR | LANGUAGE |
1 | Agantuk | Satyajit Ray | 1991 | Bengali |
2 | Andhadhun | Sriram Raghavan | 2019 | Hindi |
3 | Baboo Band Baaja | Rajesh Pinjani | 2011 | Marathi |
4 | Bettada Hoovu | N. Lakshminarayan | 1985 | Kannada |
5 | Chandralekha | S S Vasan | 1948 | Tamil |
6 | Chidambaram | G. Aravindan | 1985 | Malayalam |
7 | Eigi Kona | Bobby Wahengbam and Maipaksana Haorongbam | 2019 | Manipuri |
8 | Guide | Vijay Anand | 1955 | Hindi |
9 | Joymoti | Manju Borah | 2006 | Assamese |
10 | Kaaka Muttai | M. Manikandan | 2014 | Tamil |
11 | Kabuliwala | Tapan Sinha | 1957 | Bengali |
12 | Kaasav | Sumitra Bhave | 2015 | Marathi |
13 | Airlift | Raja Krishna Menon | 2016 | Hindi |
14 | Sandhya Raga | Dr. Rajkumar | 1966 | Kannada |
15 | Sagara Sangamam | K. Viswanath | 1983 | Telugu |
16 | Shree 420 | Raj Kapoor | 1955 | Hindi |
17 | Sujata | Bimal Roy | 1959 | Hindi |
18 | Thaneer Thaneer | K Balachander | 1981 | Tamil |