MUMBAI: The Embassy of India and CJ CGV that operates the largest multiplex cinema chain with its headquarter in Seoul of Korea will screen six Indian films in an Indian film festival for free in Seoul between 1- 5 March.
The festival to be held at the CGV Apgujeong (multiplex in Seoul) will feature acclaimed Indian films with Korean subtitles. Among the films will be Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa-Akbar, Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par, Nila Madhab Panda’s I Am Kalam and Wake Up Sid and two others. Incidentally, all the films to be screened have won awards at national and international film festivals, according to the Embassy of India.
“India is the biggest producer of feature films in the world and over 1,000 feature films are produced annually in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and other cities in India,” the embassy said in a statement.