Mayurakshi and Andarkahini to be screened at the 9th Jagran Film Festival

Director Atanu Ghosh’s National Award-winning film Mayurakshi (2017) and Arnab Midya’s Andarkahini have been chosen to be screened at the 9th Jagran Film Festival. The travelling film festival will be held in several cities across India. It will be inaugurated in Delhi and will have further screenings in Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Meerut, Agra, Gorakhpur, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Indore, Ludhiana, Hissar, Raipur and Dehradun and Mumbai.

Apart from the National Award for Bengali Films, Ghosh’s Mayurakshi also won five Filmfare Awards East and fared well at the box office too. The film explores the nuances of a father-son relationship with a fresh perspective. Ghosh has also been awarded by the Chitra Bharati Best Indian Cinema Award at the 10th International Bengaluru Film Festival.

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Midya’s Andarkahini has earned rave reviews for its socially relevant content. Also, Priyanka Sarkar, who has enacted all the four women protagonists, has also been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Best Actress Award at the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival. Andarkahini portrays the relationship of four women with their father, brother, husband and friend, respectively and their daily struggles at gaining respect in these bonds.

The Jagran Film Festival (JFF) is an initiative by the Jagran Prakashan Ltd. The film festival also organises discussions between the audience and the cast and crew of few of the selected films at the festival. JFF also ensures that these discussions contribute to the platform of Indian cinema at large.