Daily Times

Pakistani film ‘Azmaish’, co-presented by Pakistan’s Sabiha Sumar and starring Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin, will be featured at the BFI London Film Festival.

‘Azmaish’ is the only Pakistani film to be screened at the film festival.

The film takes us to a tour of the subcontinent and provides a fresh angle on how to maintain peace within Pakistan and India.

The London Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday in full swing and will end on October 16 in which films from more than 60 different countries will be screened.

According to a local report, 242 films, eight international premieres and 34 European premieres will take place during the film festival.

Moviegoers will also have a chance to interact with several of the most known names in cinema industries across the world.

The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the United Kingdom, running in the second half of October with cooperation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shorts from approximately 50 countries.

Kalki Koechlin is an Indian actress and writer of French descent. Apart from acting in films, Koechlin is also a regular presence in theatre productions in the country. An acclaimed actress in the Indian film industry for her unconventional body of work, she is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award and two Screen Awards, among other accolades.

Published in Daily Times, October 9^th 2017.