IFFI 2019 Pays Homage to 13 Film Personalities Who Left Us In Recent Past
The past year has seen the passing of some of the stalwarts in the Indian film industry. These path-breakers have left an indelible mark on various aspects of filmmaking.
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oi-Lekhaka
By Lekhaka
The
past
year
has
seen
the
passing
of
some
of
the
stalwarts
in
the
Indian
film
industry.
These
path-breakers
have
left
an
indelible
mark
on
various
aspects
of
filmmaking
and
the
50th
edition
of
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
honours
their
contribution
with
the
screening
of
work
of
13
veterans
who
have
left
the
fraternity.
The
homage
section
of
IFFI
2019
will
showcase
some
of
the
National
award-winning
work
of
noted
filmmakers
Mrinal
Sen
(Bhuvan
Shome-1969)
and
Grish
Karnads's
Kannada
film
Kanooru
Heggadithi
(1999).
The
late
Assamese
actor
Biju
Khukan's
film
Aparoopa
directed
by
Janu
Barua
is
also
part
of
the
cinematic
treat.
Other
groundbreaking
work
is
done
in
music
like
the
unforgettable
songs
by
veteran
music
director
Khayyam
Sahab
in
Umrao
Jaan
or
the
world-class
cinematography
produced
by
cinematographer
MJ
Radhakrishnan
in
Veyilmarangal
and
Vijaya
Mulay's
short
educational
animated
classic
Ek
Anek
Aur
Ekta
(1974)
are
some
of
the
other
films
selected
for
the
same.
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IFFI
2019:
Things
To
Know
About
The
50th
International
Film
Festival
of
India
in
Goa!
The
50th
International
Film
Festival
of
India,
2019
will
witness
over
200
films
from
76
countries.
With
the
screening
of
26
feature
films
and
15
non-feature
films
in
Indian
panorama
section,
around
10,000
people
and
film
lovers
are
expected
to
attend
and
participate
in
the
golden
jubilee
edition.
The
2019
Golden
Jubilee
edition
of
the
International
Film
Festival
of
India
will
take
place
from
the
November
20-28,
2019,
at
Panjim,
Goa.
List
of
films
in
the
section
'IFFI
Remembers':
Aparoopa
(Biju
Phukan)
Bhuvan
Shome
(Mrinal
Sen)
Ek
Anek
Aur
Ekta
(Vijaya
Mulay)
Ganashatru
(Ruma
Guha
Thakurta)
Hum
(Kader
Khan)
Hum
Aapke
Hain
Kaun
(Raj
Kumar
Barjatya)
Kanooru
Heggahithi
(Girish
Karnad)
Krish
Trish
and
Balitboy:
Face
Your
Fears
(Ram
Mohan)