Three films Shyam Benegal’s ‘Well Done Abba’, Rituparo Ghosh’s ‘Abohamaan’,
Shaji Karun’s ‘Kutty Srank’ to represent BIG Pictures.
Mumbai September 4, 2009: It’s a veritable hat-trick as three films from Big Pictures get ready to be show-cased at the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival! Shyam Benegal, Shaji Karun and Rituparno Ghosh are the three critically acclaimed directors whose films are set to grace the silver screen at Montreal. The Montreal World Film Festival scheduled for Aug. 27 to Sept. 7.
Shyam Benegal’s Well Done Abba (Stolen Well) will be screened tomorrow September 5, 6, 7 and Shaji Karun’s Kutty Srank (Sailor of Hearts) will be screened tomorrow September 5, 2009 have been selected for the ‘World Greats’ section in the Montreal World Film Festival. While Rituparno Ghosh’s film, Abohamaan (The Eternal) will be screened on September 5, 6, 7 find a place in the ‘Focus on World Cinema’ section at Montreal.
“It’s really an honour to have three of our films at Montreal,” says Mahesh Ramanathan, COO, BIG Pictures. “Shyam Benegal, Rituparno Ghosh and Shaji Karun are masters in their field. They’ve won critical acclaim and enjoy an international repute. We’re honoured to have these three Indian masters as part of our portfolio.”
Well Done Abba, Benegal’s Dakkani film in the comic, ironic vein, stars Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba and Samir Dattani. Ashok Mishra has written the screen-play while music has been scored by Shantanu Moitra. The lyrics have been penned by Ashok Mishra, Swanand Kirkire and Ila Arun.
Kutty Shrank, Shaji Karun’s Malayalam film, brings out three distinct personalities of a dead boat-man from the perspective of three women each of whom claims to be his wife. The film stars Mamooty, Kamilini Mukherjee, Padmapriya and Meenakumari.
Abohomaan, Rituparno Ghosh’s Bengali film, brings to the screen a sensational relationship between a film-director, a young actress and a wife who swears to ruin her husband’s life and career and a son who gets caught in the cross-fire in this extravagant drama. The film stars Dipankar De, Mamata Shankar, Ananya Chatterjee, Jishu Sengupta and Ria Sen.
The goal of the Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal International Film Festival) is to encourage cultural diversity and understanding among nations, to foster the cinema of all continents by stimulating the development of quality cinema, to promote filmmakers and innovative works, to discover and encourage new talents, and to promote meetings between cinema professionals from around the world. For more info please log on to www.ffm-montreal.org/en_info_fest.html
The World Film Festival – Montreal 2009 will include the following sections:
- World Competition
- First Films World Competition
- Hors Concours (World Greats, out-of competition)
- Focus on World Cinema (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania)
- Documentaries of the World
- Tributes
- Cinema Under the Stars
- Canadian Student Film Festival