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India’s official entry to the Oscars 2023, Pan Nalin’s “Last Film Show” and acclaimed 2017 festival favorite “Village Rockstars” by Rima Das, are among the films screening at the inaugural Nirvana – Festival de la Culture et du Cinema Indians.
Taking place in Saint-Tropez on May 26-28, the festival will also screen Shubhashish Bhutiani’s 2016 Venice winner Hotel Salvation and Rajat Kapoor’s RK/RKAY (2022). On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, the director’s cut of the international version of Ketan Mehta’s freedom struggle theme ‘The Rising’ (2005) will be screened.
Indian filmmakers Sundaram Tagore, Deepa Sahi, Surina Narula and Sanjay Bhutiani will speak at a roundtable on Indo-French cinema.
In addition, there will be a culinary exhibition of Indian cuisine, performances by the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan and Lou Rampèu de Sant-Troupès and an introduction to yoga by Praveen Bisht. Author Bhuvan Lall’s book ‘India on the World Stage’ will be launched during the festival.
Jawed Ashraf, Ambassador of India to France, said: “The first edition of the Nirvana festival is a tribute to the India-Saint Tropez partnership which is linked by threads of history and cultivated over centuries and will bring to the two countries, societies and people more close. With flavors of cinema, dance, music, yoga and Indian cuisine, Nirvana will present a kaleidoscope of Indian culture to the people of the great city of Saint-Tropez and reflect the ancient Indian philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, meaning that the world he is one. family.”
Sylvie Siri, Mayor of Saint-Tropez, added: “With our first edition of Nirvana we wish to strengthen the bond between the cultural and film industries of France and India. In this partnership with India, we have gone all out to promote our city of Saint-Tropez as the premier choice for Indians for film production, travel, family vacations and as a wedding destination.”
