Bengali film “Drishtikone” to open 13th edition Habitat Film Festival tomorrow

Vastavam web: Bengali film “Drishtikone” will kick off the 13th edition of Habitat Film Festival tomorrow.The festival will showcase the best of 2016-17 films ranging from Hindi to various different regional languages such as this year’s National Award-winning “Village Rockstars”, “Kaatru Veliyidai”, “Mayurakshi” and critically-acclaimed films such as “S Durga”, “Ajji”, “??Nude”, “Omerta”, “?Idak” and “Juze”.

Staying true to its tradition, the HFF will also be witness to different genres such as thrillers and contemporary cinema with National Award-winner high voltage Malayalam film “Take-Off”, Hindi features “October” and investigative Tamil thrillers like “Vikram Veda” and “Aran” among others.Experimental cinema such as “Ralang Road” (Nepali), “Hello Arsi” (Odiya), “Goat” (Marathi), “Reservation” (Kannada) and “Carbon” (Malayalam) are also part of the line-up.

Some of Kapoor’s films – “The Householder”, “In Custody” and “New Delhi Times”, for which the actor won his National.Award for Best Actor in 1986, will be screened.One of Sridevi’s early films will be showcased highlighting the actor’s finesse and pan Indian legacy.Panel discussions involving film scholars, film journalists and critics, daily podcasts and newsletters, will also take place. Post-screening Q & A sessions with directors are also something to watch out for. Aparna Sen, Devashish Makhija, Miransha Naik, Jiju Antony, and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan are among the filmmakers who are attending the festival.A notable highlight is veteran writer Gulzar’s session on May 20 in which he will be in conversation with Mehra.