Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
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Indian Film Fest 2025 was inaugurated by Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha on 6 January with the screening of the Bollywood hit film “83” at PVR Cinemas, Colombo.
The film, which chronicles India’s historic 1983 Cricket World Cup victory, saw hundreds of enthusiasts in attendance along with 1996 Sri Lanka Cricket legends joining the screening as special guests.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage appreciated India’s film industry, particularly highlighting the contribution of films dedicated to sports. High Commissioner underlined that the country-wide film festival is one of the first initiatives in the new year 2025 towards building stronger people to people connect between India and Sri Lanka. Indian Film Fest 2025 will run across cities in Sri Lanka including Colombo, Badulla, Jaffna, Galle, Kurunegala, Matale, Matara, Monaragala and Nuwara Eliya throughout the week from 6 to 10 January.
The festival in Monaragala kicked off with the screening of the films “Amma Kanakku”, “Vikram” and “Jai Bhim” at the Monaragala District Library Auditorium. Governor of Uva Province J.M. Kapila Jayasekara along with India’s Consul General Shri Harvinder Singh inaugurated a Bharat Corner at the library as well. A free Ayurveda Medical Camp was also organised for local residents.
In Colombo, four screenings are scheduled for the day including “RRR”, “Aatam”, “Thinking of Him” and “Reva”. To avail free tickets, write to [email protected].
