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Weeklong Hyderabad International Film Festival begins

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Information Minister Mohd Ali Shabbir promises Government support to the festival

SHARING VIEWS: Algerian Ambassador to India Noureddine Bardad-Daidj (extreme left) interacting with officials of French Embassy in India at the inaugural of the Hyderabad Interational Film Festival in Hyderabad on Thursday. -Photo: Mohd. Yousuf

HYDERABAD: The first Hyderabad International Film Festival got off to a start with the premiere of Goutam Ghose's `Yatra' with Nana Patekar, Deepti Naval and Rekha in the lead and shot in the backdrop of Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh.

Earlier, Information Minister Mohd. Ali Shabbir declared the weeklong festival open and promised Government support for the city's very own International Film Festival, slated as a calendar event every year.

He complimented Hyderabad Film Club and Andhra Pradesh Film Directors Association for crystallising the idea of having an international festival.

Responding to requests from the organisers, B. S. Prakash Reddy, president, Hyderabad Film Club and producer Tammareddy Bharadwaja, the Minister said he would forward the proposals to the Government and promised cooperation. Films reflected culture and it was imperative that the medium was used, he said.

Prominent among those present were Consul-Generals Nabila Salama (Egypt), Hossein Ravesh (Iran), Algerian Ambassador Noureddine Bardad- Daidj, Cultural Counsellor, Embassy of France, Philippe Martinet, filmmakers K. Vishwanath, B. Narsing Rao, Tammareddy Bharadwaja and actress Jayasudha.

Variety fare

Until March 29, film lovers would have a variety fare in sections like world cinema, classics, country focus, Indian cinema, Telugu cinema and documentaries.

They include a retrospective of six films from the renowned Shyam Benegal who is also expected at some time during the festival.

The Indian fare includes `Vanaja', `Hope' and `Kamli' (Telugu) directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli, Satish and K.N.T. Sastry respectively, apart from `Naya Neralu in Kannada by Girish Kasaravalli, `Unni' (Malayalam) by Murali Nair, `Manasarovar (English) by Anup Kurian, Deepa Mehta's `Water' and Mira Nair's `The Namesake'

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