British film on Ramanujam to kick off film fest in Goa

A British film on Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s life,’The Man Who Knew Infinity’ will open the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on November 20. Actor Anil Kapoor will be chief guest for the 11-day film carnival in Goa.

The Matthew Brown-directed film sees Indian-origin British star Dev Patel in the titular role along side British star Jeremy Irons as professor G H Hardy. Set against the backdrop of Cambridge, the film explores their unusual friendship that changed mathematics.

“The festival will present the best of the domestic and international talent. This year the festival will showcase 187 films from 89 countries in World Cinema section along with 26 Feature and 21 Non-Feature films in Indian Panorama section,” I&B minister Arun Jaitley said.

Announcing the Indian Panorama, Jaitley stated that the section will have a confluence of remarkable films from different languages and states. Salman Khan’s ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, Cannes FIPRESCI winner ‘Masaan’, India’s Oscar entry ‘Court’ are some of the films in the Indian Panorama section (feature).

The International Competition section, to be chaired by eminent filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, features 15 movies including two Indian titles from Indian Panorama. Spain is the focus country this year with a special team flying down to meet Indian filmmakers.