Sarang 2018: Newton & Mary Kom Lined-up For India Festival In South Korea
A range of diverse and acclaimed films, including Mary Kom, Newton and Ship of Theseus have been line up for screening as part of the annual Sarang festival, an 11-day cultural carnival.
A
range
of
diverse
and
acclaimed
films,
including
Mary
Kom,
Newton
and
Ship
of
Theseus
have
been
line
up
for
screening
as
part
of
the
annual
Sarang
festival,
an
11-day
cultural
carnival
introducing
India's
colourful
and
varied
heritage
at
venues
across
South
Korea.
The
11-day
festival,
hosted
by
the
Indian
Embassy
in
Seoul,
began
on
September
6
with
a
whole
host
of
cultural
activities,
including
classical
music
and
theatre
performances,
organised
so
far.
The
fourth
edition
of
the
festival
seeks
to
boost
cultural
exchanges
between
the
two
countries.
The
Indian
Film
Festival,
part
of
the
cinema
segment
of
Sarang,
began
Tuesday,
according
to
information
shared
by
the
Indian
Embassy.
The
last
screening
will
take
place
on
September
16.
The
films
lined
for
the
festival
include
Mark
Kom,
Newton,
The
Ghazi
Attack,
To
Let
(Tamil),
Sinjar
(Malayalam)
and
Ship
Of
Theseus.
While
the
Priyanka
Chopra
Starrer
Mary
Kom
is
a
biopic
on
the
famed
Indian
Olympian
boxer
from
Manipur,
Newton
is
a
commentary
on
the
social
scenario
in
India
through
the
lens
of
elections.
Award-winning
film
Ship
of
Theseus
explores
questions
of
identity,
justice,
beauty,
meaning
and
death
through
an
experimental
photographer,
an
ailing
monk
and
a
young
stockbroker.
The
film
festival
is
being
co-hosted
at
the
Korea
Film
Archives
by
Embassy
of
India
in
Seoul,
Indian
Cultural
Center
Seoul-Busan
and
Korean
Film
Archive.
The
word
Sarang
means
love
in
Korean,
and
colourful
and
beautiful
in
Hindi.
The
festival
celebrations
are
spread
over
major
cities
in
South
Korea
such
as
Seoul,
Chuncheon,
Gwangju
and
Busan,
the
Embassy
said.
The
festival
had
opened
with
Kathak
performance
by
Uma
Sharma
and
her
troupe,
and
Odissi
performance
by
another
group
in
Seoul
at
Ewha
Woman's
University's
Samsung
Hall.
A
Carnatic
music
concert
is
slated
for
Wednesday
at
the
Yonsei
University's
100th
Aniversary
Memorial
Hall.
Aamir
Khan-starrer
'Dangal',
based
on
the
life
and
struggle
of
a
wrestler
family
-
the
Phogats,
is
a
well-known
film
in
Korea.
Korean
First
Lady
Kim
Jung-sook,
during
her
visit
to
India
in
July,
while
accompanying
President
Moon
Jae-in
had
interacted
with
the
Phogat
sisters.