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EXCLUSIVE! Red Sea IFF 2023 | Freida Pinto: 'Everything I do, it doesn't get shown in India'
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, the 'Slumdog Millionaire' star spoke about coming back to the Red Sea, how cinema is changing and evolving in the last few years, and much more
What do you have to say about cinema changing in India and your next project?I’m currently working on a project, and we’ll see if it shows in India or not. That’s the problem with everything I do, it doesn’t show in India. Come on India!More about this year’s Red Sea International Film FestivalThe Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF), in partnership with VOX Cinemas, NEOM and the MBC GROUP, welcomed cinema lovers and the global film community to its third edition, which will run from 30 November – 9 December in Jeddah.Yasir Al Yasiri’s HWJN had its world premiere to kick off the festival, and the screening was attended by the director and lead cast: Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Naif Aldaferi, Alanoud Saud, Mohsen Mansour and Shaimaa Al Tayeb. Jury President Baz Lurhmann was in attendance with his jury – Joel Kinnaman, Freida Pinto, Amina Khalil, Paz Vega, Hana Alomair and Fatih Akin.The global film industry in attendance at the Festival’s Opening Ceremony from Saudi and GCC included stars and filmmakers such as: Yaacoub Alfarhan, Sara Taibah, Abdullah Alsadhan, Hira Mahmoud, Fatima Al-Banawi, Summer Shesha, Nayla Alkhaja, Hakeem Jomah, Hira Mahmood, Yasser Alsoghaf, Faysal Aldokhei, Ayman Khoja, Majed Z. Samman, Tawfik Alzaidi and many more.
Lachmi Deb Roy is the entertainment editor of Firtspost, Network18. She reviews films and series with a gender lens. Her interviews are called 'Not Just Bollywood' because she takes huge interest in world cinema. OTT over theatrical releases is her preference unless and until its a King Khan film. She takes interest in fashion, food and art reviews too.
First Published:Dec 03, 2023, 06:00:38 IST
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