Celebrated Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who serves as festival director of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, has outlined his vision for the 2024 edition, emphasizing a shift away from comparing Indian cinema to Western standards.
“For a long time, at every festival, we’ve kind of looked down upon ourselves as though Indian cinema needs to catch up to the West, and that’s a narrative that I want to change,” says Kapur.
The director points to India’s historical ability to adapt Western technology, from the early days of the first Indian feature “Raja Harishchandra,” to modern digital platforms. “Right from ‘Raja Harishchandra,’ when we first made
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