Indian
Film
Festival
of
London
is
honouring
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
with
a
Retrospective,
screening
An
Encounter
With
Faces
(1978);
Parinda
(1989);
1942:
A
Love
Story
(1993);
Eklavya:
The
Royal
Guard
(2007).
Closing
of
the
festival
will
happen
with
a
charity
screening
of
3
Idiots
and
the
proceeds
will
go
UNICEF.
The
Retrospective
will
be
accompanied
by
a
post-screening
Question
&
Answer
session
where
Mr.
Chopra
will
be
interviewed
in
front
of
a
live
audience
by
a
veteran
of
the
British
film
industry.
That's
not
all,
IFFL
will
also
be
honouring
Mr.
Chopra
with
an
award
for
his
extraordinary
contribution
to
cinema.
The
Indian
Film
Festival
of
London
-
IFFL
2010
is
the
first
major
film
festival
to
be
held
in
London
that
is
dedicated
solely
to
promoting
cinema
from
the
Indian
subcontinent.
Along
with
the
popular
and
offbeat
cinema
of
Mumbai
and
regional
India,
the
festival
hopes
to
introduce
audiences
to
the
lesser-known
cinematic
traditions
of
the
region,
showcasing
powerful
productions
from
Pakistan
and
Bangladesh.
The
Festival
will
be
held
from
August
25
-
29
at
London's
historic
Riverside
Studios
which
for
over
25
years
has
enjoyed
a
cult
status
among
film-lovers
as
the
pre-eminent
home
of
original
and
pioneering
cinema.
Riverside
Studios
has
a
loyal
base
of
over
15,000
customers,
most
of
whom
are
high-earning
professionals
in
the
media
industry
from
a
largely
British
background.
The
potential
for
crossover
is
immense.
Vinod
Chopra
says,
"3I
is
a
special
film,
it's
a
film
that
has
changed
my
own
daughter's
outlook
towards
education
and
has
taken
up
classical
dancing
full
time.
To
have
a
charity
screening
for
UNICIEF
only
echoes
what
the
film
is
trying
to
say
and
we
are
really
proud
to
be
associated
with
such
a
Nobel
cause.
Also
would
like
to
thank
the
festival
for
honouring
me
with
a
retrospective
of
my
films."
Story first published: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 15:46 [IST]