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Indian films to take centre stage at Cannes 2022

While ‘Rocketry- The Nambi Effect will be premiered at Palais K, the other movies will be screened at the Olympia theatre

OUR BUREAU
Mumbai
t’s a matter of pride for Indians
that a series of films from across
Ithe nation have been selected for
screening at Cannes Film Festival
2022. From R Madhavan’s ‘Rocketry-
The Nambi Effect’ to Jayaraj’s Mala-
yalam film ‘Tree Full of Parrots’, the
75th edition of the film festival will
see the premiere of a string of Indian
films.
On Thursday, the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry unveiled
the list of feature films in Indian lan-
guages that are set to be screened at
Cannes 2022
ROCKETRY - THE NAMBI EFFECT

Helmed by R Madhavan, the
film is based on the life of Nambi, a
former scientist and aerospace engi-
neer of the Indian Space Research
Organisation who was caught in a spy
scandal. It stars Madhavan in the tit- cides to leave. poverished school where there is only TREE FULL OF PARROTS
ular role. It is mounted on a massive But before one of the men can one (unwilling) student, Boomba.
scale and apart from donning the hat make way for the other in Mitali’s Desperate to keep their jobs Jayaraj’s directorial ‘Tree Full
of an actor and a director, Madhavan life, the Corona virus lockdown in- and funding, the teachers wind up of Parrots’ showcases the story of
has also written and produced the tervenes. Now three souls afflicted bribing the hilariously impassive an eight-year-old boy, Poonjan, who
project. with the love virus struggle to decide and uncooperative boy to show up earns a living by doing small jobs like
It will be premiered on May 19. what they want, and at what cost, to class - while Boomba’s secret fishing in the back waters and looks af-
GODAVARI with nowhere to go but inside. wish is to attend the better-funded ter his family consisting of a drunkard
school in town where a slightly older
father, grandfather and great grand-
Nikhil Mahajan has helmed the BOOMBA RIDE and very pretty girl happens to be a father. The Malayalam film has been
Marathi film ‘Godavari’, which is the Assamese film ‘Boomba Ride’ is student. produced under Navaneet Films.
story of a family that is coping with Biswajit Bora’s directorial. The film DHUIN This year’s Cannes Film Festival
death -- one they know about and an- is a scathing comic satire of corrup- will take place between May 17 and
other they are not prepared for. The tion in India’s rural education sys- “Gamak Ghar” fame director May 28 and the organisers will be
film is set in Nashik on the banks of tem. Inspired by a true story, the film Achal Mishra has directed ‘Dhuin’, removing COVID-19 curbs ahead of
the river Godavari. It had its world was shot in Assam on the banks of which is about an aspiring actor who its 75th edition. They won’t be testing
premiere at the 2021 Vancouver In- the Brahmaputra River. is making ends meet by doing street attendees, as they did last year, and
ternational Film Festival. The story revolves around an im- plays for the local municipality. will not institute a mask mandate.
ALPHA BETA GAMMA
Alpha Beta Gamma, a Hindi Big B’s ‘Don’ clocks 44 years
film, is directed by Shankar Sriku-
though his marital life is on the rocks B ollywood ‘Shahenshah’ Am- actor and Don became famous not
mar. It revolves around Jai -- whose
itabh
directorial career is on the uptick,
Bachchan’s
only for his acting but for its songs.
classic
movie Don completed 44
and he is trying to move on with his years on Thursday. The 79-year-old The Chandra Barot directorial
crime-thriller featured Amitabh
girlfriend Kaira. Mitali, his wife - superstar’s intense performance in Bachchan in double roles opposite
wants a divorce so that she can marry Don is among his most iconic. Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, and
her engineer boyfriend Ravi, who is In his acting career of over fif- Helen. The movie spins around a
sober and caring, as against her un- ty years, Amitabh Bachchan has lawbreaker, his break from the po-
predictable soon-to-be ex-husband. delivered memorable films, fa- lice, and how his lookalike took his
When Jai drops in to talk divorce, mous roles and dialogues that have become part of the place to help the police uncover the entire gang. The
Ravi is in the flat, the apartment folklore. His blockbusters Zanjeer, Namak Haraam, story was written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar.
that once used to be Jai and Mitali’s Deewar, Chupke Chupke, Sholay, Coolie, Kabhi Khu- Don (1978) was one of the greatest earning motion
house. Ravi realising that it will be shi Kabhie Gham, Lakshya, Bunty Aur Babli, Sarkar, pictures of its time and rules the hearts of the fans even
awkward for the estranged couple Bhootnath. Amitabh’s movies show his versatility as an now.
to discuss divorce in front of him de-

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