MUMBAI: The 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that will run from 23 November to 3 December will screen four major productions of Reliance Big Pictures in the Indian Panorama Section. These are Shob Charitro Kalponik, Ijjodu, Janala and Kutty Srank.
Directed by Rituparno Ghosh, Shob Charitro Kalponik, starring Bipasha Basu and Prosenjit, follows the journey of a woman‘s recollection of her marriage and her radical steps outside it.
Ijjod, directed by the veteran MS Sathyu and starring national award winner actress Meera Jasmine and Anirudh, is a story of young photo journalist‘s brief encounter with a woman of substance.
Buddhadeb Dasgupta‘s Janala touches on the nostalgia of childhood and the quest to get back to the roots while struggling to keep one‘s neck above the waters of the present day muck.
Shaji Karun‘s Kutty Srank, starring Mamooty, Kamilini Mukherjee, Padmapriya and Meenakumari, brings out three distinct personalities of a dead boatman from the perspective of three women each of whom claims to be his wife.
Said Reliance Big Pictures COO Mahesh Ramanathan, "The unprecedented success of Reliance Big Pictures at international festivals has extended to the home turf as well. Our films have been honored in 35 top cities around the globe within the last one year."