National Children's Film Festival to have 'Make In India' theme

MUMBAI: The second edition of its three-day National Children's Film Festival ( NCFF), with the theme of "Make in India", will be held in Jaipur from November 14, coinciding with the Children's Day.

In a bid to showcase films made in India as well as expand children's film market in India and abroad, Children Film Society of India will screen around 40 films including many of the award-winning movies such as 'Gopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiyaa', 'Kima's Lode', ' Budhia Singh' (On the run) among others.

The inaugural function of the film festival will be held at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur, while the movies will be screened across 10 theatres in the city for three days.

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Ram Choyal's 'Gauru', a film set in the background of Rajasthan with Ila Arun as one of the leading casts will be the curtain-raiser.

Mukesh Khanna, Chairperson, CFSI said, "I am happy that our whole staff of CFSI is once again geared up for the second edition of National Children Film Festival from November 14 to 16 in Jaipur. I am more happy that Children of great city of Jaipur will celebrate three days of the Festival with us."

"Jaipur is a colourful city with rich cultural background. Dance, music, vibrant costumes, beautiful handicrafts you name them and they are there. To this, we will add vivid panorama of Children films of all kinds from our side. And I am sure children of Jaipur would love to see their world through our films specially made for them," he added.

Bollywood celebrities and many from the film fraternity working towards the cause of children's cinema are expected to come and participate in the festival, the release said.