‘Lagaan’ Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker Named Director of 57th International Film Festival of India
Ashutosh Gowariker, acclaimed director of 'Lagaan,' has been appointed as the festival director of the 57th International Film Festival of India. He succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who held the role for the previous two editions. The festival, set to take place in Goa in November, is one of Asia's longest-running and is organized by the National Film Development Corporation and Goa's state entertainment body.
- ▪Ashutosh Gowariker has been appointed festival director of the 57th International Film Festival of India by India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
- ▪He succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served as festival director for both the 55th and 56th editions.
- ▪Gowariker previously served as jury president for international cinema at the 2024 edition of the festival.
- ▪The International Film Festival of India began in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in Asia.
- ▪The festival is co-organized by the National Film Development Corporation and Goa’s state entertainment body.
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