'The Fakir of Venice' to open 8th Jagran Film Festival in Delhi
New Delhi
June 27, 2017
Farhan Akhtar starrer "The Fakir of
Venice" will be the opening movie at the 8th Jagran Film Festival,
which will start here from July 1.
The gala, to be inaugurated by veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, will be held
at the Siri Fort Auditorium, said a statement.
Directed by Anand Surapur and also featuring Annu Kapoor, "The Fakir of
Venice" is a drama inspired by the real life experience of filmmaker
Homi Adajania of taking a fakir (saint) to Venice.
The film showcases a story of an Indian conman who is hired to find a
fakir who can bury himself in sand for an installation art project in
Venice. He passes off a poor slum dweller from Mumbai as the real
thing, conning the European art world successfully.
The story depicts a strange relationship between two characters who are
brought together to carry out a deception. To pull it off, however,
they must learn to shed the layers of deceit and move towards
understanding themselves, the statement read.
In the film's poster, Farhan and Annu are seen wearing saffron clothes.
Beginning with New Delhi, the festival will travel to 16 other cities
including Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhopal, Ranchi,
Indore, Ludhiana and Dehradun before culminating in Mumbai with the
award ceremony in September. Over 130 movies will be screened.
New Delhi
June 27, 2017
Farhan Akhtar starrer "The Fakir of
Venice" will be the opening movie at the 8th Jagran Film Festival,
which will start here from July 1.
The gala, to be inaugurated by veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, will be held
at the Siri Fort Auditorium, said a statement.
Directed by Anand Surapur and also featuring Annu Kapoor, "The Fakir of
Venice" is a drama inspired by the real life experience of filmmaker
Homi Adajania of taking a fakir (saint) to Venice.
The film showcases a story of an Indian conman who is hired to find a
fakir who can bury himself in sand for an installation art project in
Venice. He passes off a poor slum dweller from Mumbai as the real
thing, conning the European art world successfully.
The story depicts a strange relationship between two characters who are
brought together to carry out a deception. To pull it off, however,
they must learn to shed the layers of deceit and move towards
understanding themselves, the statement read.
In the film's poster, Farhan and Annu are seen wearing saffron clothes.
Beginning with New Delhi, the festival will travel to 16 other cities
including Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhopal, Ranchi,
Indore, Ludhiana and Dehradun before culminating in Mumbai with the
award ceremony in September. Over 130 movies will be screened.
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