JIO MAMI 19th MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL WITH STAR PRESENTS A SPECIAL ASIA PREMIERE OF BORNILA CHATTERJEE’S ‘THE HUNGRY’

STAR CAST OF 'THE HUNGRY' - NASEERUDDIN SHAH, TISCA CHOPRA AND NEERAJ KABI AT THE SPECIAL ASIA PREMIERE

OF THEIR MOVIE AT JIO MAMI 19TH MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL WITH STAR

Mumbai, 14th October, 2017: After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Britain-India co-production "The Hungry", had its Asia premiere at the Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival with Star.

The special premiere was attended by Director Bornila Chatterjee, Naseeruddin Shah, Tisca Chopra, Sayani Gupta, Zoya Hussain and Neeraj Kabi to name a few.

Bornila Chatterjee’s The Hungry is based on Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. The film follows Tulsi (Tisca Chopra), who is set to wed Sunny (Arjun Gupta), the son of a ruthless corporate tycoon named Tathagat Ahuja (brilliantly played by legendary Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah). At a New Year's Eve party he is hosting, Ahuja recruits Tulsi's promising younger son, Ankur, to participate in a business deal. During the meeting Ankur makes a grave mistake, the deal is spoiled, and he is killed. This event sets off a flurry of violence and murder, much of it initiated by Tulsi, seeking revenge for the brutal murder of her son. As her wedding approaches, Tulsi must decide how much more she is willing to lose in order to see her plans through to the very end

Jio MAMI with Star VISION 2017

The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star is an inclusive movie feast. We showcase the latest cutting-edge, independent cinema - art house fare alongside genre movies from Bollywood and Hollywood and cult international movies. We offer the best of world cinema to the people of Mumbai and we offer the best of Indian cinema to the world. The festival is run by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image popularly known as MAMI. This is a space where we revel in the sheer pleasure of cinema, the joy it gives us and how much it enhances our lives. The goal is to nurture and ignite a passion for movies. We want Jio MAMI to be shorthand for excellence in cinema.

Jio MAMI Film Festival

Mumbai - the financial capital of India is also the epicentre of the Indian film industry. The city plays such a major role in production and dissemination of Indian films and television programs that it is widely known by its acronym 'Bollywood'. In 1997, a group of film industry stalwarts headed by late Hrishikesh Mukherjee founded the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) as a not-for-profit Trust. Their main objective was to organise an annual International Film Festival which the film industry and the country could be proud of. MAMI has been organising the festival for the last 16 years and aims to foster a climate of good cinema. MAMI engages people from all walks of life across the city and country that enjoy and love good cinema. It is Mumbai’s only film festival that is entirely created and run by film professionals and a group of members from corporate India. Appreciation of good cinema, stripped off all the limiting labels of art and commercial, can only come about through exposure to the best of films the world has to offer. The Festival is the first step in that direction.

In their Mission Statement in 1997, the MAMI Board of Trustees said, “We feel it is the need of the hour to disseminate and inculcate good cinema among Indian audiences. The only way to achieve this is to celebrate cinema by hosting an International Film Festival in Mumbai, India’s film and entertainment capital. MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) is committed to start Mumbai's first independent international film festival organized by practicing film makers.”

Jio MAMI is glad to reach movie lovers through JioChat. Follow our official channel “Jio MAMI” on JioChat for regular updates and exclusive content.

For more information on Jio MAMI 19^th Mumbai Film Festival with Star scheduled to be held from 12th October- 18th October 2017, do follow us on:

Website mumbaifilmfestival.com

Facebook Page facebook.com/MumbaiFilmFestival/

Twitter Profile twitter.com/MumbaiFilmFest

Instagram instagram.com/mumbaifilmfestival/

Youtube youtube.com/MumbaiFilmFestival

Register Now:

Log on http://ift.tt/1UmVeYImami/ and secure your seat at the 2017 JIO MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star.