• By Tanya Garg
  • Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:41 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

IFFI 2024: The Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa, hosted a star-studded opening ceremony on Wednesday to kick off the 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival, which takes place from November 20 to 28, promises to be an exciting week for both moviegoers and business people.

The crowd at Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Zero Se Restart's world premiere was enthralled, laughing and empathizing with the film's poignant narrative. The strength of realism and the bravery required to be honest both on and off screen were some of Vidhu Vinod Chopra's thoughts following the premiere. He explained that what really connects with people is information that is genuine and relatable.

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Speaking with honesty, Chopra said, "I am standing here infront of you all just as I am in my real life. I was told to remove swear words from this film, polish up my image.. but I didn’t, it’s tough for me. We hide who we really are and keep it to ourselves and show a totally different image outside. Being real is important - it can be very easy, it can be very tough but you have to real and you have to be honest."

About 'Zero Se Restart'

Vidhu Vinod Chopra's most recent project, Zero Se Restart centered on the production of the recent blockbuster 12th Fail. Based on Anurag Pathak's book, 12th Fail narrated the tale of Manoj Kumar Sharma (Vikrant Massey), who overcame tremendous poverty to become an IPS officer. His inspirational journey and the pivotal role his wife, IRS officer Shraddha Joshi (Medha Shankar), played in his triumph were highlighted in the movie. October 23, 2023, saw the theatrical release of 12th Fail.

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Meanwhile, IFFI 2024 will screen more than 270 films at six different locations in Panaji, Porvorim, and Ponda. There are almost 180 foreign films from 81 nations in the program. The inaugral event was attended by Nagarjuna, Rajkummar Rao, Manoj Bajpayee, Naga Chaitanya along with Sobhita Dhulipala, Boman Irani, Sanya Malhotra and several others.