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Farhan Akhtar celebrates 10 years of Dil Chahta Hai!

25th July 2011

Director Farhan Akhtar celebrated 10 fantastic years of his path breaking National Award winning film 'Dil Chahta Hai' in a most unique way with Taj Enlighten Film Society's Naya Cinema festival at Cinemax Versova!

The director was in an upbeat mood and discussed various scenes from his film and the inspiration behind them...plus he also spoke about various changes that he would now to like to make!!

Acclaimed film journalist Bhawnaa Somaaya was the compere and the director had a fun interactive session with his fans and media present!

The Naya Cinema Festival which will focus on first and second films by Indian film makers that have transformed the audience's perspective of films and its relevance in contemporary society, appealed to Farhan as a perfect platform to celebrate his film that set trends, instead of keeping the usual success party.

The film had received tremendous praise from critics for portraying contemporary Indian youth as cosmopolitan and urban.

The festival will also have participation and discussion by other renowned filmmakers such as Prakash Jha, Kundan Shah, amongst others as well as special exclusive clips from unreleased films and controversial films such as 'Gandu'.

Taj Enlighten Film Society has recently been certified as India's largest film society by Federation of Film Societies of India. It has been known for exclusive events and talks with leading talents of Indian cinema

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