Two for the road

Indian films get space in Beijing festival in ‘Belt and Road’ section, reinforce cinema’s soft power.

Satyajit Ray, The Apu Trilogy — The popular film fest, organised by the Beijing municipality, has selected for screening Indian movies in the “Belt and Road” category. The films include Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apur Sansar).

India may not be a part of China’s megabucks baby, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But it does find itself ensconced in the prestigious Beijing International Film Festival, scheduled between April 13 and 20. The popular film fest, organised by the Beijing municipality, has selected for screening Indian movies in the “Belt and Road” category. The films include Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito and Apur Sansar), Love per Square Foot, the thriller Ittefaq, the Rohena Gera-directed 2018 film, Sir, and, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero.