IFFLA 2008 Announces Closing Night Gala: MUMBAI CUTTING...A CITY UNFOLDS
Sunday, April 27, 6:30pm
MUMBAI CUTTING...A CITY UNFOLDS
India/2008/130min/35mm
World Premiere

Directors: Sudhir Mishra, Anurag Kashyap, Rahul Dholakia, Ruchi Narain, Kundan Shah, Revathy, Shashank Ghosh, Jahnu Barua, Manish Jha, Rituparno Ghosh
Producer: Whitecloud, Sahara One Pictures
Music Composers: Indian Ocean, Sanjeev Srivastav, Illyaraja, Amertya Sen Papon and others
Cast: Soha Ali Khan, Jimmy Shergil, Neetu Chandra, Ranvir Shorey, Raima Sen
A man and a woman are drawn together after losing their loved ones in a traffic accident. A Muslim woman tries to procure a fake passport. A writer tries to use theater to connect with a charismatic orphan in a juvenile prison. An aspiring actor battles morning commuters to make it to an audition. These are a few of the stories that comprise MUMBAI CUTTING...A CITY UNFOLDS, a bold new project which brings together ten of the best directors in India and presents them with the unique challenge of interpreting Mumbai, one of the most dynamic, prosperous and vivacious cities in the world, in their own way. At times stark, comical, cynical and hopeful, these diverse visions capture the complexities of the 60 million people that have been drawn to India's dream factory, where struggling for survival is the main pastime.

Hindi (English subtitles)

Directors and producing team in attendance!

Tickets go on sale on April 3 at www.arclightcinemas.com.