The Directorate of Film Festivals (under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the state government of Goa jointly organize the festival, which takes place from November 20 to November 28 each year. Numerous important films have had their world premieres here in previous entries, and famous people from all over India and the rest of the world have attended. The 53rd edition, which starts in less than three weeks, looks to be a thrilling event as well.
A fascinating development has been discovered recently. According to a source, “Bhediya, the much-awaited film starring Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, will have its premiere at the 53rd IFFI. The film releases in theatres on November 25 and its premiere will be held a few days before. If all goes, the whole team of the film – actors Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Deepak Dobiryal and Abhishek Banerjee, director Amar Kaushik and producer Dinesh Vijan – will also be present during the premiere.”
The source went on to say, “The premiere of Bhediya will be a win-win situation for all. The audiences at IFFI will get a chance to see the film first, before its theatrical release. For The IFFI team, it works as Bhediya is a highly awaited film and its premiere will lead to a lot of excitement. As for the team of Bhediya, they’ll get a chance to showcase their film at such a prestigious event and it is sure to get a lot of attention from media and social media.”
That's not all, either. “The Storyteller, starring Paresh Rawal and directed by Ananth Mahadevan, will be screened at IFFI this year. It is backed by Jio Studios, which is also associated with Bhediya”, the source added. The source concluded, “Madhur Bhandarkar’s India Lockdown, which will be premiered on Zee5 on December 2, will also be premiered at IFFI. The cast and crew might also attend the screening. A clearer picture will emerge by next week regarding the programme, schedule, and the celebrities expected to head to Goa for this year’s film festival.”
Some of the critically acclaimed new movies, including S. S. Rajamouli's historical drama RRR (2022), Vivek Agnihotri's terrifying film The Kashmir Files (2022), Suriya's potent courtroom drama Jai Bhim (2021), and Adivi Sesh's lauded bilingual feature Major, will also be screened at IFFI (2022).
