Documentary on Indian cinema at Cannes this year

MUMBAI: As part of its celebration of international films, the Cannes Film Festival starting 11 May will screen a documentary on Indian cinema.

A delegation of makers like Rakeysh Mehra and Shekhar Kapur and a few others met Amitabh Bachchan to discuss ideas and content for a documentary on Indian Cinema, which they believed that the Cannes Film Festival would screen in this year’s celebration of International cinema.

Bachchan, who will narrate the documentary, will share his insights about the Indian film industry, that is more than 120 years old and is one of the largest film producing nations in the world.