Rana Daggubati and Bejoy Nambiar join MAMI film festivals board of trustees

By: PTI | Mumbai | Published: October 25, 2018 1:30:08 pm

Rana Daggubati and Bejoy Nambiar are the latest stars to join the Jio MAMI Mumbai Festival board of trustees.

The 20th edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai Festival has added southern star Rana Daggubati and filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar to its board of trustees.

Their induction comes days after filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has been accused of shielding director Vikas Bahl in an alleged sexual harassment case, stepped down as the board member.

Rana said his aim will be to bridge the gap between the national and regional language cinema.

“Be it Malayalam cinema, Telugu cinema or Tamil cinema, some of the best independent films are made in these languages and it will be my focus to make such work be noticed on a national platform,” Rana said.

Bejoy will curate the best of South Indian Cinema for the MAMI Year-Round Programme.

“Despite the number of screens escalating every year, the access to films from down south remains limited… I hope with this responsibility I am able to showcase some of the best regional cinema from down south,” he said.

This year the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival will be commemorating the life and incredible career of actor Sridevi, who died in February this year.

The festival will honour her with the MAMI Tribute for her exceptional contribution to Indian cinema.

The festival will also be honouring the renowned legacy and work of iconic Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman.

The Excellence In Cinema Award will be bestowed to filmmaker Shyam Bengal for his contribution to Indian cinema. The opening film of this years edition will be Vasan Balas Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, which bagged Peoples Choice Award in the Midnight Madness section at Toronto International Film Festival.

The film chronicles the story of a young man born without pain receptors who longs to defeat 100 opponents in a kumite tournament.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueens latest feature Widows will bring the curtains down on the festival.

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