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New York, 99 at first Pravasi film fest

Capital to host the fest in January 2010

By IANS . Nov 26, 2009

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The capital is set to host Pravasi Film Festival 2010 January 3–6, 2010 next year. Films made by Indians living abroad or made outside the country will be showcased at the fest in its first edition.

President of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth will be here December 1 to unveil the awards that will be given away at the festival.

It is being organised by the international bi-lingual monthly Pravasi Today in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre (IHC) with the support of the Mauritius High Commission in India.

Around 20 films will be screened at the gala including Monsoon Wedding, New York, 99, The President Is Coming and Inner World of Shah Rukh Khan.

Films made by Yash Chopra will also be screened during the fest at IHC.

Cinema personalities like Saeed Jaffrey, Manoj Bajpai, Prakash Jha, Karan Razdan, Rahul Rawail and Satish Kaushik are expected to attend the four-day event.

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