With the inauguration of Indian Panorama section at IFFI today, the best of contemporary Indian cinema is available to spectators and is being well received by the film lovers. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference in Goa Saturday evening, Aribam Syam Sharma, the chairperson of the Jury for Feature Films, said the team had to toil for 27 days to ?select 26 films out of 230 eligible entries. <br/><br/>The Non-Feature films Jury chaired by well-known filmmaker Rajendra Janglay picked 21 films out of 146 eligible entries after much brainstorming. <br/><br/>Whereas the best Feature Film of 62nd National Film Awards 2014, titled "COURT" and the Best Non Feature Film "TENDER IS THE SIGHT" are included in Indian Panorama 2015, by virtue of direct entry. Whereas popular Hindi film Bajrangi BhaiJan was included in the Panorama as it was sent as entry by Film Federation of India FFI.<br/><br/>AIR correspondnet reports, now the films buffs are enjoying the best stuff of international and national cinema at IFFI 2015. <br/><br/>Opening non feature film of Indian Panorama 'Gunga Pahelwan' drew huge interest today as it marvelously told the story of a deaf athlete who was denied his due share of name and fame despite his capabilities.<br/> <br/>Films buffs have made prior booking of several talk of the town movies under India Panorama like 'Breaking Free', 'I can not give you my forest' and Marathi film 'Katyar Kaljat Ghusali'.
News On AIR | November 21, 2015 8:01 PM
IFFI 2015: Best of contemporary Indian cinema available to spectators