Mohandas goes to the 10th Osian's Cinefan
IMP News Wire, Dated 21 June 2008
Cinematographer ( Satya) turned director Mazhar Kamran's film Mohandas, starring Sonali Kulkarni, Nakul Vaid , Sharbani Mukherji , Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastava and Govind Namdeo, has been selected for screening in the 10th Osian's Cinefan.
The 10th Osian kicks off from 10th of July to 20th July 2008.
Presented as an investigative satirical thriller, MOHANDAS unravels an unusual small-town scam of stolen identity. It has been filmed in remote parts of UP and MP, against the backdrop of the coal mines.
Comments Mazhar Kamran, "I am happy that I will be showing my film for the first time at a film festival with an Asian focus.”
He goes on to add, "There is no dearth of stories that are unique to our time and place. We are not looking here hard enough and go on borrowing from other cultures. In the past, we have had our unique voice. Film-makers like Guru Dutt, Mehboob, Bimal Roy and K. Asif have shown the way our mainstream cinema could go."
Since its establishment in 1999, OCFF has become one of the most important film showcases in Asia. Founded in 1999 by Aruna Vasudev, as a film festival that screened 27 films, OCFF has grown rapidly, diversified and become competitive. It is now recognised as a leading film festival.
In the forthcoming 10th edition, OCFF will screen films from more than 40 countries. Osian's-Cinefan continues to bring the finest films from Indian, Asian and Arab countries and to breaking down artistic hierarchies of the popular and the highbrow -to re-invent a thoughtful and creative film culture for our times.