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There is a story everywhere you go in India,

says Shekhar Kapur

RENU MEHTA tification board member as well as
several other dignitaries at the event.
Toronto
“Why do we only talk about the
go to India to get stories, says Hindi film industry that by an acro-
Director Shekhar Kapur on Sep- nym is called Bollywood,” says Trip-
I tember 8, speaking at the launch athi referring to India as the content
event of the India pavilion at the hub of the world.
Toronto International Film Festival “There is an Indian film industry
(TIFF) on September 8. with many Indian languages that have
“Everywhere you turn in India, made such a global imprint – there’s
there is a story. It’s provocative,” he Punjabi, there is Marathi, there is
says. “I may not make that film but Tamil, there is Telegu and this year at
I go back to India to reach out to see TIFF there is so much linguistic di-
myself as a creative person. Every versity that you receive when you see
place I look there is art, every place Indian cinema.
I look there is agony, every place I Meanwhile, Kapur, who has
look there is joy. directed films like Bandit Queen,
I can stand in one place and I see Masoom, Elizabeth and Four Feath-
a wedding party go by, I look around ers among others is in Toronto to
I see a film, I look the other way I see showcase his film What’s Love Got to
a temple, I look the other way, I see Do with it, that will have its Gala Pre-
somebody is fighting and protesting mier at Roy Thomson Hall on Sun-
against the temple. You will find all day, September 10 at 6:30 pm.
of life in India. There is a story ev- The film stars Lily James, Shaz-
erywhere you turn.” ad Latif, Emma Thompson and
Addressing the gathering that in- Shabana Azmi and the smart, effer-
cluded Emcee and host Jake Dheer vescent romantic comedy follows a
amidst a host of other well-known fer in terms of film making, a country He was joined by Indian Consul filmmaker who decides to document
Torontonians and others, Kapur is that offers pools of labour, locations, General Apoorva Srivastava, Vani her best friend’s journey towards ar-
confident that India has a lot to of- and the latest in technology. Tripathi, Central Board of Film Cer- ranged marriage.

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