SCO Film Festival 2023 opens in Mumbai
Thakur calls for forging cinematic partnership among SCO nations
29/01/2023
Mumbai/New Delhi, Jan 28: The five day SCO Film Festival opened in Mumbai Friday evening in a glittering ceremony with the Union Minister Anurag Thakur and Minister of State Ms. Meenakshi Lekhi lighting the lamp along with other dignitaries. The Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony Ms. Hema Malini and other eminent film personalities like Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Sajid Nadiadwala, Esha Gupta, Poonam Dhillon, Eli Avram, Hrishita Bhatt and Jacky Bhagnani were felicitated on the occasion.
"Indian movies are a rage across SCO countries and have played a great role in people-to-people connections" said the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur adding that showcasing the diversity of films and styles of film making from SCO region is a major goal of the film festival. Shri Thakur firther said this festival provides an incredible opportunity to forge cinematic partnership between the countries of this region.
The SCO Film Festival screens a total of 57 films and 14 Films have been nominated in the Competition Section of the Film Festival. These include Pan Nalin's Oscar short listed Gujarati Film 'Chhello Show' and Nikhil Mahajan's award winning Marathi Film 'Godavari'.
The SCO Film Festival is being held during India's Presidency of the International Cooperation Organization. It also coincides with the celebration of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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