3rd Liffi Held In Lonavala A Grand Success

Jyothi Venkatesh

The 3^rd edition of Lonavala International Film Festival India 2018 (LIFFI) enthralled film lovers recently at Triose Plaza, Lonavala, providing them with a platform to explore and experience different genres of films under one roof. The festival kickstarted with Bimal Roy’s epic “ Sujata “ & Sridhar Rangayan’s “Evening Shadows” followed by 18 Films,3 Master Class & Interactive seminars were conducted to impart learning and an enriching experience for film students and enthusiasts.  As a tribute to the ace director Bimal Roy’s unparalleled contribution to Indian Cinema, six of his widely acclaimed films were showcased, besides a short documentary on him curated by his daughter Rinki Roy Bhattacharya. Bimal Roy’s classics films like Devdas,Bandini, Madhumati and others. Marathi films like Nude, Kachcha Limboo, Dr. Rakhmabai were also screened. Producer -Actor Viveck Vaswani conducted a thought provoking workshop with the media students. Shabana Azmi and Prasad Oak were among the prominent visitors at the prestigious film festival. Films like Iqbal, Kashmakash , The Genius – Ramanujan and the 1^st Ukrainian English Animation film The Stolen Princess were also screened . Madhav Todi is the Festival Director. Viveck Vaswani is the curator. The Chief Patron for the festival is Sushil Kumar Agrawal, Managing Director, Ultra Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd.”

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