Mumbai: Deepa Mehta's 'Midnight's Children' is set to be premiered at International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) Dec 10. The film is an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name and features Satya Bhabha, Siddharth, Ronit Roy, Rahul Bose, Anupam Kher, Darsheel Safary, Soha Ali Khan and Shabana Azmi.
"Salman Rushdie has often said that his novel is his love letter to India. I hope my film reflects that sentiment. In its essence the movie is about the search for a home, an identity and a family. A quest that is universal and familiar to us all," Mehta said in a statement.
"We are thrilled that 'Midnight's Children' screening is going to be at the International Film Festival of Kerala. A festival known for its love of cinema and lack of political bias," she added.
The film has received wide acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International film festivals.
The film has received wide acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International film festivals. It is being distributed in India by PVR Pictures and is slated for an early 2013.
"Being invited to the premiere at IFFK is a big honour. Deepa is an exceptionally brave filmmaker and 'Midnight's Children' is a very special gem from her. We are absolutely delighted to be distributing the film in India," said Kamal Gianchandani, president, PVR Pictures.
International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will be held Dec 7-14 in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Deepa Mehta (Hindi: दीपा मेहता) (born 1 January 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab, India) [1] is a Genie Award winning and Academy Award nominated Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter. Deepa Mehta's films focus around ...
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and essayist. He first achieved fame with his second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his early fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. ...
Ronit Bose Roy (born October 11, 1965) is an Indian Television and Bollywood Actor, known for the roles of Rishabh Bajaj, Mihir Virani and Aparajit Deb. The 43 year old actor also owns a security business, providing security to top Bollywood s ...
He was an advertising copywriter with Rediffusion before he turned to acting. With the film adaptation of Upamanyu Chatterjee's book English August, Bose made his debut on the big screen in 1994.
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Shabana Azmi’s father was renowned poet Kaifi Azmi and her mother Shaukat Azmi is a Urdu writer who is also a stage actress. Her brother, Baba Azmi, is a cinematographer. In December 1984 she is married to noted scriptwriter and lyricist ...
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