MUMBAI: The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival announced the opening, closing and centre-piece films of its 9th edition to be held in New York City from 11 to 15 November.

Presented by the Indo-American Arts Council in collaboration with the Mahindra Group, MIAAC showcases the best of Indian cinema.

Today‘s Special will open the film fete on 11 November, Santosh Sivan‘s Tahaan will be screened on 13 November and Antaheen - The Endless Wait will be shown on 15 November.

While Today‘s Special is a heart-warming food comedy based in New York that brings together actors Aasif Mandvi, Naseerudin Shah and Madhur Jaffrey, Tahaan is about the adventures of a little boy and his pet donkey in militant Kashmir. Antaheen - The Endless Wait, set in modern day Kolkata, criss-crosses between the loves, passions and relationships of two actresses played by Sharmila Tagore and Aparna Sen.

Celebrities who will represent these three films at the festival include the entire cast of Today‘s Special, Santosh Sivan, producer Vijay Amritraj, Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore, Kalyan Roy and director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury.

The complete lineup of films, programming and participating celebrities will be declared in the first week of October.