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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 51, 51: My ‘golden peacock’ moment and the denial of recognition to IFFI Veterans • Feb 16, 2021 at 06:11 AM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 51, 51: My ‘golden peacock’ moment and the denial of recognition to IFFI Veterans It’s not the real thing, only a memento. Nevertheless it is not the lesser for me, in terms of value. How did...

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Baby Bajee
IFFI 52
Entertainment Society of Goa
Covid 19 Coronavirus
Ameen Sayani
Tanu Rai
Directorate of Film Festivals
Ram Mohammed D'Souza
Sunil Dutt
IFFI Veterans
Memento
Golden Peacock
BrijBhushan Chaturvedi
BBC
Ghunghat Ke Pat Khol
Basnat Bahar
Mehboob Khan
Nimmi
Kum Kum
Hadi
Baby Naaz
Mother India
Son of India
Pooja Ke Phool
Akash Deep
Mere Mehboob
Love and God
Laila Majnu
Worli
Juhu
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IFFI 51, 50: Ramin Rasouli’s The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night is based on four true stories • Feb 15, 2021 at 02:08 PM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 51, 50: Ramin Rasouli’s The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night is based on four true stories “The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night tells the story of four different lives, driven by different emotions,...

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Afghanistan
iran
the netherlands
helicopter
Dari
competition film
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Oh My Ghost, Review: The suicidal man and the four selfish ghosts who want him to live • Feb 15, 2021 at 06:49 AM
by Siraj Syed

Oh My Ghost, Review: The suicidal man and the four selfish ghosts who want him to live Different in many ways from the usual horror ghost dramas, both international and Indian, and even dissimilar...

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oh my god
Marathi
Citylight
Mahim
mumbai
Mohsin Chavada
Khushboo Kumari
Nikhil Lohe
Prachi Pathare
Rohit Raut
Wasim Khan
Haneef Sheikh
Gujarati
Casper
tragi-comedy
unfulfilled desires
Prathmesh Parab
Kajal Sharma
Kurush Deboo
Pankaj Vishnu
Prem Ghadvi
Dipali Patil
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IFII 51, 49: Avijatrik, a sequel to Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar • Feb 15, 2021 at 02:40 AM
by Siraj Syed

IFII 51, 49: Avijatrik, a sequel to Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar In an edition where the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) pays tribute to legendary film-maker Satyajit Ray, there was a...

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Bengali
trilogy
Pather Panchali
Aparajito
Apur Sansar
Howrah Bridge
Benares
black and white
Supratim Bhol
Charulata
Ghare Baire
Shatranj Ke Khilari
Sonar Kella
Calcutta
Kolkata
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IFFI 51, 48: Prawaas exhorts people to embrace minimalism • Feb 14, 2021 at 06:04 AM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 51, 48: Prawaas exhorts people to embrace minimalism “Earlier, we used to regard the whole world as one family: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. But now, even the family is not regarded as family. We...

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anna
Dhava Dhav
ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Indian Panorama
International Council for Film
Kartavya
Mahatma Gandhi
Marathi
rat race
Reducing demands and wants
Television and Audiovisual Communication
Udapurkar
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
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