Saturday night’s Gala Dinner was a great evening of entertainment and fun, with traditional and Bollywood dancing, star guest appearances and of course, DJ Aleem himself, who got everyone onto the dancefloor.
The festival carried on today with seminars and masterclasses as well as more film screenings. It ends tomorrow Monday with Prakash Jha’s film Gangaajal, followed by dinner at Monsoon restaurant, which is included in the ticket price. So book your seats now!
But earlier than that, Shashi Kapoor’s 1978 classic Junoon will get a screening. Starring Kapoor himself, the film tells the story of some Mughals, led by Sarfaraz Khan. Following the establishment of the East India Company in 1857, they decided to rebel against their British masters, killing some and forcing others to flee.
This story is interwined with that of the Labadoor family. Three women from the family, Grandma, Mariam, and Ruth, are captured by Khan and his men. Under normal circumstances, these three would have been executed, but Javed would like to make Ruth his second wife. Mariam is strongly against this move, but Javed is taken by Ruth’s beauty and nothing will stop him from marrying her. Then things gets really complicated when Ruth starts having feelings for Javed, and the British seek revenge for those killed by the Mughals. The scene is set for a tragic but heroic conclusion.
A classic film about an exciting period in India’s history, Junoon will keep you gripped until the final frame.
