03rd June 2006 14.01 IST
By Agencies
After its entry in Cannes, screening of the Aishwarya Rai starrer
Provoked will be the highlight of the International Indian Film
Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony to be inaugurated on June 14 in Dubai.
The film festival, besides showing famous Hindi movies like Parineeta
and Bluffmaster , will also provide a feast of regional movies to film
lovers for the first time, an official from Wizcraft International
Ltd, the event managers for IIFA, said in New Delhi adding last year
only one regional movie Shwaas in Marathi language had made entry.
Directed by Jagmohan Mundhra of Bawandar fame, 'Provoked' deals with
the issue of domestic violence and is based on a true story of an
Indian housewife in London and has earned good reviews from critics.
Unveiling the three-day schedule for the extravaganza of Indian films,
"most of the biggest Indian stars, including South Indian actors like
Mammootty , Mohanlal and even some famous Hollywood names are expected
to attend the awards ceremony and the other related functions in
Dubai," he said.
Apart from the annual charity function, media briefings and a rare
interaction between the film stars and their fans, this year IIFA
would also launch a book capturing the essence of the Indian film
cinema, he said.
Trying to shed the pro-Bollywood image, 14 regional movies have been
included in the festival, which will also have two-day Global Business
Forum in collaboration with FICCI.
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