Shahrukh Khan To Participate In Beijing International Film Festival; Zero To Be Screened There
Shahrukh Khan is all set to take part in the Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF), scheduled to be held between April 13 and April 20 in Beijing.
Shahrukh
Khan
is
all
set
to
take
part
in
the
Beijing
International
Film
Festival
(BIFF),
scheduled
to
be
held
between
April
13
and
April
20
in
Beijing.
Legendary
filmmaker
Satyajit
Ray's
classic,
Pather
Panchali
and
SRK's
last
release,
Zero,
are
among
the
five
Indian
films
that
have
been
listed
to
be
screened
during
the
event.
Zero,
which
also
stars
Anushka
Sharma
and
Katrina
Kaif,
will
close
the
movie
gala.
Khan,
along
with
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
director
Kabir
Khan,
is
due
to
take
part
in
'China-India
Film
Cooperation
Dialogue',
according
to
the
brochure
circulated
by
BIFF.
China
has
emerged
as
a
huge
market
for
Indian
films
in
recent
years,
with
Aamir
Khan's
Dangal,
Salman
Khan-starrer
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
and
Irrfan
Khan's
Hindi
Medium
doing
well
in
the
country.
Thriller
drama
Andhadhun,
which
released
in
the
country
on
April
3,
has
already
crossed
the
Rs
100
crore
mark
at
the
China
box
office.
According
to
BIFF,
the
dialogue
segment
seeks
ways
for
the
common
development
of
Chinese
and
Indian
films
and,
creates
more
opportunities
for
further
strengthening
film
cooperation
between
the
two
neighbours.
The
panel
will
also
feature
some
of
the
Chinese
film
personalities,
including
Wen
Muye,
director
and
screenwriter
of
Chinese
film
"Dying
to
Survive".
The
film
portrays
the
struggle
of
a
cancer
patient
who
uses
smuggled
Indian
drugs
as
they
are
affordable
compared
to
the
highly
expensive
medicines.
The
movie
led
to
the
liberalisation
of
government's
drug
policy
though
Indian
drugs
have
not
yet
been
officially
permitted,
which
is
the
main
demand
of
India
to
boost
exports.
The
Indian
movies
will
be
showcased
under
the
category
of
films
from
its
Belt
and
Road
Initiative
(BRI)
countries,
despite
strong
reservations
expressed
by
India
over
the
trillion-dollar
project.
The
festival
also
features
a
segment
dedicated
as
'India
Week'.
Other
films
to
be
screened
under
BRI
countries
category
include
two
more
of
Ray's
work
-
Apur
Sansar
and
Aparajito,
romcom
Love
per
Square
Foot
and
thriller
Ittefaq.
Bollywood
movie,
Sir,
which
premiered
at
Cannes
Film
Festival
2018,
will
also
be
screened
separately.
It
is
significant
that
China
has
included
the
Indian
movies
clubbing
them
along
with
those
from
the
BRI
countries
ahead
of
this
month's
second
Belt
and
Road
Forum(BRF)
which
is
likely
to
be
boycotted
by
New
Delhi.
India
has
objected
to
BRI
as
the
China-Pakistan
Economic
Corridor
(CPEC)
which
is
its
flagship
project
is
being
laid
through
Pakistan
occupied
Kashmir
(PoK).