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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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IFFI 52, 046: The urge to merge – DFF, two other units, to become part of NFDC • Dec 28, 2021 at 02:57 PM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 52, 046: The urge to merge – DFF, two other units, to become part of NFDC Students of Business Administration, Management and Public Relations are taught about the reasons, modalities and...

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Information and Broadcasting Ministry
Government of India
National Film Development Corporation
Directorate of Film Festivals
Entertainment Society of Goa
international film festival of india
Films Division
Children’s Films Society of India
National Film Archive of India
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IFFI 52, 045: The last days of Directorate of Film Festivals • Dec 28, 2021 at 02:36 PM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 52, 045: The last days of Directorate of Film Festivals Bumping into a senior Films Division (FD) officer at IFFI, I asked him if any preparations had been made for the Mumbai International...

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Films Division
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Mumbai International Film Festival
House of Russian Culture
Press Information Bureau
National Film Archives of India
Children's Film Society of India
Film Media Units
National Film Development Corporation
Central Public Sector Undertaking
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Minnal Murali, Review: Two bolts from the blue • Dec 26, 2021 at 05:46 PM
by Siraj Syed

Minnal Murali, Review: Two bolts from the blue Minnal Murali’s première at the Mumbai Film Festival, on 16 December, was a grand affair. The venue was the recently constructed Jio World Drive in...

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Basil Joseph
Tovino Thomas
Sneha Babu
Kunjiramayanam
Godha
Jio World Drive
Bandra-Kurla Complex
mumbai film festival
Netfilx
Kerala
Malayalam
Tamil
telugu
Kannada
hindi
english
Arun Anirudhan
Justin Mathew
Rakesh Roshan
Krishh
Mysskin
Mugamoodi
Femina George
Guru Somasundaram
superhero
Shaan Rahman
Sushin Shyam
Sameer Thahir
Livingston Mathew
Manu Jagadh
Melwyn J.
Hassan Vandoor
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IFFI 52, 044: Lingui, The Sacred Bonds propagates Gandhian ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence • Dec 23, 2021 at 12:59 AM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 52, 044: Lingui, The Sacred Bonds propagates Gandhian ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence Lingui, The Sacred Bonds - an internationally co-produced drama film recounting the story of...

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ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Cannes Film Festival
Belgium-France-Germany
arabic
french
Chad
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
94th Academy Awards (Oscars)
21st Tiffin (India)
Commitment Hassan (Turkey)
Killing the Eunuch Khan (Iran)
Koozhangal (India)
Lingui-The Sacred Bonds (Chad
france
Belgium
Germany)
Night Forest (Germany)
Niraye Thathakalulla Maram (India)
Tokyo Shaking (France)
When Pomegranates Howl (Australia
Afghanistan)
Mahatma Gandhi
patriarchal society
bold portrayal
female struggle
a lesson in humanity
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IFFI 52, 043: Indian Film Personalities of the Year • Dec 22, 2021 at 04:16 AM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 52, 043: Indian Film Personalities of the Year “One Sky is less, bring me more skies”. Yes, this is what Prasoon Joshi, renowned lyricist and Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification...

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Almora
Uttarakhand
Hema Malini
Prasoon Joshi
Central Board of Film Certification
Padma Shri
75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow
Golden Lions
cannes
Young Global Leader
World Economic Forum
Rajkumar Santoshi’s
Lajja
Taare Zameen Par
RANG DE BASANTI
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Delhi 6
McCann Worldgroup
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