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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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MIFF 2020, Twin Press Conferences: Son Rise and Shevanti • Feb 06, 2020 at 05:11 AM
by Siraj Syed

MIFF 2020, Twin Press Conferences: Son Rise and Shevanti Two film units held a joint press conference at MIFF on the 29th of January, representing the films Son Rise and Shevanti. Both films were...

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Vibha Bakshi
Chandrashekhar Gokhale
Milind Ingle
Hemanti Sarkar
khap panchayat
Nilesh Kunjir
Dipti Devi
Haryana
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Kaanchli—Life in a Slough, Review: Slough and unsteady loses the race • Feb 05, 2020 at 05:30 PM
by Siraj Syed

Kaanchli—Life in a Slough, Review: Slough and unsteady loses the race Probably the only thing going for Kaanchli is the fact that it is based on a Vijaydan ‘Bijji’ Detha story. Detha inspired the...

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Amol Palekar
Aseem Sinha
Dedipya Joshii
Habeeb Tanveer
Joginder Singh Panda
Kailash Detha
Malhotra
Mani Kaul
Mishra
Nareshpal Singh Chouhan
Parimoo
Prakash Jha
Pratibha Singh Baghel
Pushpendra Singh
Rajasthani
Shivang Upadhyay & Nishant Kamal Vyas
Swaroop Khan
Vijaydan ‘Bijji’ Detha
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MIFF 2020, Open Forum, Day 1: Single window clearance needed • Feb 05, 2020 at 04:02 AM
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MIFF 2020, Open Forum, Day 1: Single window clearance needed On the first day of the Open Forum, conducted by the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA), at MIFF 2020, the topic was...

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Usha Deshpande
Aditya Seth
Suresh Sharma
Sanskar Desai
khap panchayats
Shammi Kapoor
Bakshi
Mughal King Bahadurshah Zafar
The Great Indian Escape
Vats-Sharma
Son Rise
Daughters of Mother India
Indian Documentary Producers’ Association
Singh Namdhari
Sandesh Salunkhe
Maharashtra Film Cell.
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MIFF 2020: Meet V. Shantaram Lifetime awardee Dr. S. Krishnaswamy • Feb 06, 2020 at 06:01 AM
by Siraj Syed

MIFF 2020: Meet V. Shantaram Lifetime awardee Dr. S. Krishnaswamy Honoured with the Dr. V. Shantaram Award for Lifetime Achievement, during the inaugural ceremony of MIFF 2020, at Nehru Centre, on...

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A Different Language
Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards
Chennai
Doordarshan
Dr. M.G.R. Home & Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired
Erik Barnouw
I&B Ministry
indian film
Indus Valley to Indira Gandhi
K.L. Khandpur
Mass Media Foundation
Mohana
Ramapuram
Silver Dolphin
Unlikely Chemistry
Warner Brothers
Where Centuries Co-exist
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16th MIFF: A doc, a short and an animation film set the ball rolling • Feb 04, 2020 at 06:26 AM
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16th MIFF: A doc, a short and an animation film set the ball rolling Three films were screened at the inaugural ceremony of the 16th Mumbai International Film Festival, MIFF 2020, on 28th January,...

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MIFF 2020
Nehru Centre
Worli
Rhyme and Rhythm of Loom
Goutam Bora
Fauve
Jeremy Comte
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
Konstantin Bronzit
Felix Grenier
Alexandre Perreault
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