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Watch The Best of South Asian

Films at TIFF 2023

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) takes place this year from September 7–17, 2023.
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RENU MEHTA

Toronto
ere are some of the films coming from
South Asia including Indian Cinema that
Hare from Bollywood, or have a South
Asian influence and/or with South Asian actors.
THANK YOU FOR COMING
Karan Boolani’s film Thank you for Coming
will have its Gala world premiere at the Toronto
International Film Festival (TIFF).
Written by Radhika Anand and Prashasti
Singh, the laugh riot entertainer is the only Hindi
feature film to have a Gala premiere this year at
TIFF!
The film stars Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz
Gill, Dolly Singh, Kusha Kapila, Shibani Bedi,
Pradhuman Singh Mall, Natasha Rastogi, Gaut-
mik, Sushant Divgikar, Saloni Daini, Dolly Ahlu-
walia, Karan Kundrra and Anil Kapoor in a spe-
cial appearance.
PUBLIC SCREENINGS
• Sept. 15 at 9:45 PM: Roy Thomson Hall its World Premiere at TIFF 2023. PUBLIC SCREENINGS:
• Sept. 16 at 8:30 PM: Royal Alexandra Theatre The film dives deep into the aspirations and
THE WORLD IS FAMILY (Vasudhaiva challenges faced by a rural Nepali family when a • Sept. 09 at 2:45 PM: TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
Kutumbakam) road links their previously isolated village with the • Sept. 10 at 9:40 PM: Scotiabank Theatre
Anand Patwardhan’s documentary The World modern world and exposes them to novelties both • Sept. 17 at 3:00 PM: Scotiabank Theatre
is Family, which traces his parents’ personal histo- enticing and potentially dangerous. LOST LADIES (Laapataa Ladies)
ry and their links to the leaders of India’s indepen- With moments bound to tug at your heart- Kiran Rao | India
dence movement, examines history during a peri- strings, the film recognizes the importance of Set in the rural Indian landscape of 2001,
od of ongoing contentious politics that escalated dreaming and embracing change in one’s survival. Kiran Rao’s second directorial venture will have
tension between Hindus and Muslims. The film stars Dayahang Rai, Pashupati Rai, its World Premiere at TIFF and tells the come-
Patwardhan engages in close dialogue with Prasan Rai, Prem Subba, Keshav Rai, and Raj dic tale of two brides whose lives amusingly in-
his parents and other relatives to capture their Thapa. tertwine in a series of mix-ups involving mistaken
recollections of prominent historical figures like PUBLIC SCREENINGS: identities. Serving as both, a comedy of errors and
Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and BR a coming-of-age tale packed with feminist com-
Ambedkar. • Sept. 10 at 7:35 PM: Scotiabank Theatre mentary, the film stars Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi
Produced, directed, and edited by Anand Pat- • Sept. 12 at 9:15 PM: Scotiabank Theatre Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava, Ravi Kishan, and Ch-
wardhan, The World is Family has been officially haya Kadam.
selected to premiere at the Toronto International DEATH OF A WHISTLEBLOWER PUBLIC SCREENINGS:
Film Festival. Ian Gabriel | South Africa
Directed by the returning director Ian Gabri- • Sept. 08 at 12:15 PM: TIFF Bell Lightbox
PUBLIC SCREENINGS:
el, the political thriller Death of a Whistleblower • Sept. 09 at 9:45 PM: Scotiabank Theatre
• Sept. 10 at 1:00 PM: TIFF Bell Lightbox investigates the disturbing national crisis spanning Defiant Karim Amer | Ukraine/United
• Sept. 11 at 9:05 PM: Scotiabank Theatre decades, characterized by targeted assassinations Kingdom/USA
• Sept 16 at 1:00 PM: TIFF Bell Lightbox of whistleblowers.
World Premiere
Co-written by Gabriel, Louis Viljoen, and
A ROAD TO A VILLAGE Marius Scholtz, the film stars Noxolo Dlamini, Filmmaker Karim Amer, known for his doc-
Nabin Subba | Nepal Kathleen Stephens, Inez Robertson, Irshaad Ally, umentaries on freedom fights and exposing pro-
Directed by Nabin Subba and written by Sub- Deon Coetzee, Anthony Oseyemi, S’Thandiwe paganda campaigns, teams up with producer
ba and Mahesh Rai, A Road To a Village will have Kgoroge, and more.

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