Anurag Kashyap s Mukkabaaz to open Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Fest

Mumbai Sep 7 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap s "Mukkabaaz" will be the opening movie at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival next month. The filmmaker is excited about the film s Asia premiere at the extravaganza.

"Opening the festival this year with Anurag Kashyap s Mukkabaaz a film that traverses systemic oppression dreams amongst despair and a tender love story at the centre of it all " Smriti Kirani creative director of the festival posted on her Facebook account.

The official Facebook page of the gala also read: "We ve found our Opening Film for 2017. Proud to announce that we will open with the Asia premiere of Anurag Kashyap s Mukkabaaz ."

On Twitter Kashyap responded: "Yay... Thank you Mumbai Film Festival."

For the movie Kashyap has joined hands with Aanand L. Rai.

According to a teaser video of the film it will narrate the story of a boxer from Uttar Pradesh who falls in love with a Brahmin girl.

The festival organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image in association with Star is scheduled to be held from October 12-18.

--IANS
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