Special Events

Festival of Indian Cinema. Marking a comeback of sorts for lead actress Sridevi, who had been out of film production for nearly a decade, this film is also the feature directing debut for Gauri Shinde.

Festival of Indian Cinema | Panel Discussion. One of India’s most vibrant directors, Mani Ratnam has directed or written some of the most memorable films in recent decades, including the controversial Bombay (1995).

Festival of Indian Cinema | Panel Discussion. This film’s journey to the screen is nearly as complex as its plot. A Hindi reworking of the director’s own 2005 Tamil film of the same name, the film has too many shadows of Christopher Nolan’s Memento (2000) to be a coincidence.

Festival of Indian Cinema | Panel Discussion. Comparable to Gone With the Wind, this historical epic was the highest grossing film in India’s history—and still is when adjusted for inflation.