Simi Garewal to pay a special tribute to Shashi Kapoor at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2018 has announced its regional films list. A lot of critically acclaimed films are scheduled to get screened at the festival. The lineup consists of marvellous films from different regions of India including Shashi Kapoor’s 1972 film Siddhartha. The film will be screened at the festival this year to commemorate the late actor’s immense contribution to Indian cinema.

The film was based on a book by the same name written by Conrad Rooks, who also served as the director.

Simi Garewal who was Shashi Kapoor’s co-star in the film will be hosting the screening as a special tribute to the late actor, following which she will also engage in a special Q&A session with the audience.

“'Siddhartha' keeps getting a resurgence every new decade. And in the West, I find that even though Shashi has done a lot of films with Ismail Merchant, people still remember him for 'Siddhartha'. Recently I was asked to present the film at a festival in London and pay tribute to Shashi. I just talk about Shashi before the screening, what I know about him and my feelings, my friendship and my work with him and I just talk to them about that. So that’s the tribute, the happy moments I shared with my dear, dear friend”, the celebrated actress said in a statement.