Mumbai Nov 29 PTI The first of its kind Russian Film Festival which offered a bouquet of the best of contemporary Russian films from October 16 on DisneyHotstar concluded after a successful run that festival ambassador Imtiaz Ali hopes opens the door for future collaborations between the two culturesAs part of the gala 10 notable Russian films of various genres were available on the streamer for Indian audiences till November 27The festival showcased two musical romance movies -- Oleg Trofims Ice and its sequel Ice 2 by Zhora Kryzhovnikov Both films are included in the Top 12 highest-grossing Russian films of all timeOther films that were part of the festival line-up include sports drama On the Edge the historical drama The Story of an Appointment drama Tell Her biographical story Doctor Liza comedy A Man from Podolsk Another Woman The Relatives and JetlagThe Russian Film Festival brought very interesting and entertaining films which were appreciated by viewers in India reiterating the fact that good human stories connect with all audiences This festival opens doors to many such festivals of Russian films in India Ali said in a statementThe director in an interview with PTI recently expressed a desire to set one of his films in Russia as the country has always fascinated himActually in the houses that I was raised in there were always Russian folk tales and publications as some people around me were communists and had a connection with the erstwhile USSR I was fascinated with the culture In fact Russia was the first country I travelled to when I had a chance to go abroad he had saidSarfraz Alam Festival Director said the movie gala established the fact that both India and Russia share a deep love for good cinemaAs both Disney Hotstar filmmakers who showed their work Roskino Russian government agency have found this experience enriching we hope to collaborate on more such cinema related events he said PTI BK RDS RDS
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): After the success of the Indian adaptation of Finnish drama 'Black Widows', Zee5 is all set to premiere 'Aafat-E-Ishq', the Indian adaptation of the multi-awarded international Hungarian Film 'Liza, the Fox-Fairy'.
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