Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani to be screened at 2023 Busan Film Festival
Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
Karan Johar's romance drama Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaaniis headed to the prestigious 2023 Busan Film Festival in South Korea. The film, which stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles, was released in July 2023 in India and earned over Rs 3 billion at the box office. At the Busan Film Festival, the film will be showcased under the 'Open Cinema' segment.
The film also stars veteran actors like Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi along with Tota Roychoudhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir and Kshitee Jog.
This is Ranveer and Alia's second film together which will be screened at the Busan Film Festival. Earlier their film Gully Boy, directed by Zoya Akhtar, had been screened there in2020.
About the Open Cinema section
The Open Cinema section presents a collection of "new and internationally acclaimed films that offer an ideal mix of the popular with the artistic cinema."
Besides Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, other films that will be showcased under this category include Luc Besson's Dogman (France), Yukisada Isao's Revolver Lily (Japan), Thomas Cailley's The Animal Kingdom (France) and Anthony Pun's One More Chance (Hong Kong, China).
An elated Johar shared news in a post on Instagram stories and wrote, "Feeling absolutely blessed and graceful! #RockyAurRaniKiiPremKahaani goes to @busanfilmfest."
Other Indian films at the 2023 Busan Film Festival
The 28th edition of the Busan Film Festival will have a strong Indian presence as several films from the country will be showcased at the festival which will be held from October 4 to 13.
Manoj Bajpayee starrer Joram and Kanu Behl's Agra will be shown under 'A Window on Asian Cinema' programme.
Also part of the section are The Scavenger of Dreams by Suman Ghosh, Guras by Saurav Rai and Rapture by Dominic Sangma.
Under the festival's 'New Currents' section, which aims to promote the "first or second features" of up-and-coming Asian filmmakers, The Sparkfrom director Rajesh S Jala will be screened.
Two Indian documentaries will also be screened at the festival. Anupama Srinivasan and Anirban Dutta's Flickering Lights and Against the Tide by Sarvanik Kaur.
(With agency inputs)
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