Hong Kong, March 1: Three Indian movies will be screened at the 38th Hong Kong International film festival (HKIFF) here March 27 March-April 7.
Amit Kumar’s screenland film “Monsoon Shootout” and Farida Pacha’s Swiss-Indian documentary “My Name Is Salt” can have their Asian premiere at the fest. Richie Mehta’s Indo-Canadian feature “Siddharth” will also be screened at the gala.
Anurag Kashyap-backed “Monsoon Shootout”, featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tannishtha Chatterjee, was earlier screened at the Cannes International film festival.
“My Name is Salt”, an observational documentary, shows however India’s monsoon rains flood the salt fields of Gujarat and create thousands of salt workers descend on the desert to reap one among the world’s greatest commodities.
“Siddharth” is regarding Mahendra, a south Delhi street vender on the run to look for his missing 12-year-old son.
The Hong Kong international fete is unionized by Hong Kong International film festival Society, an NGO aimed at discovering and promoting ability within the art and culture of film.
