Taapsee Pannu stars in Dobara
Highlight
- Dobara is a thriller that will release on July 1
- Taapsee Pannu and Anurag Kashyap reunite after Manmarziyaan (2018) in Dobara
- Kashyap’s That Girl in Yellow Boots and Gangs of Wasseypur have also premiered at LIFF
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming thriller “Dobaara”, starring Taapsee Pannu, was on Tuesday confirmed as the opening night world premiere at the 2022 London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) on June 23, which will see its Indian release on July 1. was before.
Women filmmakers will be at the forefront of this year’s edition of LIFF, which also includes the European premiere of Aparna Sen-directed “The Rapist” starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Arjun Rampal.
“We have premiered several of Anurag’s films in the UK over the past 12 years – including ‘That Girl in Yellow Boots’ and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’.
“Anurag delivers another fresh directing approach and a compelling twisted story. Actor Taapsee Pannu stole the show as a young woman torn between two lives in different decades,” said festival director Cary Rajinder Sahni.
“We are also delighted to have an exceptionally strong convoy of exciting new premieres in 10 different languages at this year’s festival and some very rare personal talks titled by India’s Greatest Female Filmmaker Aparna Sen,” Sahni said.
Supported by Blue Orchid Hotels, Integrity International, the British Film Institute (BFI), the Bagree Foundation and the Arts Council of England, this year’s LIFF will be held in cinemas across London as well as regionally for a fortnight starting next month. will display. in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds.
Producer Ekta R Kapoor, behind the inauguration, said, “‘Dobaara’ is being premiered at the London Film Festival just ahead of its theatrical release, making its new age, cutting edge narrative loved and appreciated all over the world.” Night movie.
“Dabara is our first film under Cult Movies, our new film-division that is poised to tell compelling, sharp and genre-bending stories.
I feel excited for ‘Dobaara’ and its presence among various internationally acclaimed films from across the world and I can’t wait to show the film to Indian audiences on July 1, 2022.”
Other UK premieres at this year’s film festival celebrating Indian and South Asian cinema in the UK include Pan Nalin’s celluloid “Chello Show” and Anik Dutta’s “Aparajito” – the legendary director Satyajit Ray’s debut film, Creed. A tribute to the journey of making. Classic “Pather Panchali”.
An intimate look at modern Kolkata, “Once Upon a Time in Calcutta” by Aditya Vikram Sengupta also features in the festival line-up.
Set against the score of Oscar winner AR Rahman, who is also executive producer, “No Land’s Man” will also be screened at the film festival.
The title of the acclaimed film is Nawazuddin Siddiqui Who plays the role of a person dealing with the complexities of identity.
Under the ‘Save the Planet’ strand of the festival, ecological and climatic themes are explored in “The Road to Kuthriyar”, “No Ground Beneath My Feet” and “Hatibandhu”.
The Canadian Indian documentary “Superfan: The Nav Bhatia Story”, based on the biggest fan of the Toronto Raptors basketball team, will conclude the festival.
Following the London leg ending on 3 July, the LIFF will conclude in Birmingham on 5 July and Manchester on 6 July.