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Submissions for IFFLA 2025 are now open in the Shorts Competition category! Submit via FilmFreeway. IFFLA is back May 6 - 10, 2025.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined September 2009
DELHI CRIME has been nominated for an International Emmy! Congratulations to director @RichieMehta and the entire team! 🥳 Streaming only on @netflix.@ShefaliShah_ @RasikaDugal @rajeshtailang @_AdilHussain @Yashaswini__ @IvanhoePictures.@GoldenKaravan @NetflixIndia
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Dear Nishikant Kamat, your smile, your happiness during IFFLA 2006 where you won the Best Feature Award for Bombivli Fast, your come back in 2007 with @anuragkashyap72, but most importantly your kindness & humanity will never be forgotten. Time to rest in peace. #NishikantKamat🖤
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The Audience Choice Award for Best Short goes to Nagraj Popatrao Manjule’s AN ESSAY OF THE RAIN. #IFFLA2018
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IFFLA will host a Master Class with @kunalnayyar! Actor Kunal Nayyar, one of the stars of America’s highest-rated tv show @bigbangtheory, sits down to discuss the trajectory of his career and to offer advice to the next generation of artists!. Tickets:
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New film announced! Join us for a very special screening of the award-winning #documentary @WhileWeWatched, based on @ravishndtv, by Vinay Shukla + Q&A moderated by NPR journalist @aarti411. Sun, Oct 15 2:30pm #RegalLALive Grab your pass now!
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#IFFLARecommends.Congrats to IFFLA alum @terriesamundra on her first feature KAALI KHUHI, available on @netflix worldwide! The gripping horror film has a stellar cast led by @Rivarora_ @AzmiShabana @iamsanjeeda @satyadeepmisra
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Explore South India with #IFFLA2021.🎥 Biriyaani.🎥 #Pebbles (Koonghazal).🎥 Seththumaan (The Pig).🎥 Kanya.🎥 Rettai-Jadai .🎥 Vanaja.If you're in California or India, buy a pass NOW at:@VigneshShivN @PsVinothraj @Rowdy_Pictures @apoorvasatish @Rajnesh_D
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Congratulations to all the winners, and a warm welcome to Maharaja and his team.
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#AamirKhan and #KareenaKapoorKhan light up the big screen in the much anticipated @ParamountPics film #LAALSINGHCHADDHA hitting US theaters nationwide in two weeks on Thu, Aug 11th. Oscar-winning Forrest Gump's official remake is a love letter to India. Watch the trailer now!
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The vibrant cinemas of South India are among the world's most imaginative. Sample here three indie gems from filmmakers keenly aware of their protagonists' plights and desires. Watch PRAKASAN, VANAJA and VIRGIN at @actorAnirudh @Rajnesh_D @christotomy
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Don't worry if you missed it, IFFLA alum, @Amit_Masurkar's NEWTON screens again Tuesday, 11/14 at @AFIFest! #AFIFEST
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Set in a lush mountain region of West Bengal, @sumanlaal's @AsamaptaTheFilm boasts a rich & unpredictable story.
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Indian films that have won laurels around the world. Now at IFFLA 2021! Get your passes to watch them all: #VinothrajPS #Pebbles @KarishmaDevDube #Bittu #wadethefilm @kalp_sanghvi @ghostanimstudio #CatDog
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Los Angeles! VILLAGE ROCKSTARS by @rimadasFilm - India's Oscar entry and IFFLA 2018's Grand Jury Prize winner -- is coming back to our city for two screenings! Get 15% off tix here with promo code festivalpartner. Do it!
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Don't miss these incredible films by these LA-based #womendirectors (Part 1) in our virtual showcase,.#IFFLAOverTheYears .@thefawz @leenapend @terriesamundra.@thatryanlogan
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Big congratulations to our colleagues at @filmbazaarindia on being invited to ‘Goes To Cannes’ at the Cannes Film Market {Marché du Film} @mdf_cannes! @filmbazaarindia will present five work-in-progress films to be pitched at the online market. #congratulations @nfdcindia
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The IFFLA 2021 festival trailer is here! .A sneak peek into the exciting slate of 40 features and shorts screening virtually at #IFFLA2021. Get your passes now:
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3 days left to catch up on 120+ features and shorts by festival alumni, available for free or via streaming services, only on #IFFLAOverTheYears, until July 5, 2020. Watch at
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Unforgettable performances by @BajpayeeManoj and Smita Tambe in Devashish Makhija’s JORAM. Today at 9:15pm @RegalLALIVE!
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"Indian cinema is so rich and diverse. Why do we need to rhyme our 100-year-old heritage with Hollywood?” @PanNalin
http://t.co/eirDQLLUJd.
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We are thrilled to announce and bring you a proud, powerful & fierce lineup, to mark the 20 years of IFFLA! Passes go on sale today. Get yours ASAP at @GoldwynFilms @hegde_natesh @shetty_rishab @Anmol__Sidhu .@Pardeeptaina
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TONIGHT, there will be a Master Class with @bigbangtheory's @kunalnayyar! He sits down to discuss the trajectory of his career and to offer advice to the next generation of artists! See you there!. Tickets:
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.@radhika_apte snags another festival award, after sharing Best Actress with her PARCHED co-stars at #IFFLA2016!
The #Tribeca2016 Award for Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature goes to… @Radhika_Apte in MADLY.
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#IFFLA2020 tickets are now for sale!.Some of this year's program highlights include #AratiKadav’s sci-fi fantasy CARGO, #GitanjaliRao’s animation BOMBAY ROSE + #GeetuMohandas’ Malayalam thriller, MOOTHON!.Check out our full line up + get your tickets now:
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#IFFLA alum #DevashishMakhija brings the action-packed #JORAM to #LosAngeles! Don’t miss @BajpayeeManoj’s gripping performance, in this political thriller about India’s indigenous communities. Oct 14 9:15pm @RegalLALive .@ZeeStudios_
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A story from every corner of the South Asian subcontinent - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, and more! Get your tickets NOW. Check out the link in our bio for more info.
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IFFLA partners with @beyondfest & @am_cinematheque to celebrate IFFLA alum @ssrajamouli!.Watch RRR @rrrmovie in rare IMAX screening at Chinese Theater, & Rajamouli's EEGA, BAAHUBALI, MAGADHEERA, MARYADA RAMANNA from 9/30. Buy tix tmrw Thu 9/8 @ 10AM via
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Congrats to our friends whose film #FireInTheMountains is the only Indian feature in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at @sundancefest 2021! Written & directed by #AjitpalSingh, produced by @AjayGRai. & Alan McAlex of @JarPictures & co-produced by @maulisingh & Amit Mehta.
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IFFLA Founder @cmarouda introduces #IFFLAOverTheYears. The virtual showcase is a labor of love and the perfect way to reconnect with our alumni and audiences worldwide. The showcase is now live, and available until July 5, 2020.
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#IFFLAOverTheYears is a virtual showcase of over 120 narrative features, documentaries, and short films by festival alumni, available online either freely or via popular streaming services. 17 days celebrating 17 years of Indian cinema: June 19 - July 5 at
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The DEADLINE for the 2018 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles is LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY! Features, documentaries and shorts, including animation films, are accepted. Submit your films at #IFFLA2018
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We're one month away from #IFFLA2016, and we'll be releasing our festival schedule very soon! Watch this space!
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The Academy, the #Oscars, has invited 398 new Oscar members this year and more than 12 are of Indian origin!.IFFLA Congratulates them all!. @AlwaysRamCharan @tarak9999 @karanjohar @roykapurfilms @_masterg_ @KrantiSarma @sabu_cyril @sanath_pc @shaunak_sen @thebabetalks
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In ONE day, #IFFLA2018 will open with IN THE SHADOWS @GaliGuleiyan starring @BajpayeeManoj in a tour de force performance! . Get your tickets now!:
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Today is the OPENING NIGHT of #IFFLA2018! Join us tonight the screening of IN THE SHADOWS with a Q&A w/ Dir. @dipeshjainfilm and actor @BajpayeeManoj!. Tickets:
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#IFFLA2021 is proud to include films in an extraordinary spectrum of 17 languages, from 13 regions across India and from the Indian diaspora. Support them and get your All-Access pass today at: @rimadasFilm @VigneshShivN @PsVinothraj @apoorvasatish
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#IFFLA2017 Juror Highlight: @teshrajan! Ritesh Rajan is a proud New York native and currently on @FreeformTV's @StitchersTV.
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We are excited to announce the line-up to the 15th anniversary of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles!
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Yay! Check out the 2018 IFFLA trailer! We're excited for you to see all the vibrant and groundbreaking films in this year's line-up!. Gala tickets and passes are now available at
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The festival will open with @dipeshjainfilm's directorial debut feature, IN THE SHADOWS starring @BajpayeeManoj in a tour de force performance. #IFFLA2018 Tickets:
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Stars @BajpayeeManoj + @smita007 invite you to the premiere of JORAM tomorrow Sat Oct14 9:15pm @RegalLALIVE! An action-packed thriller about the complex realities of India’s #indigenouscommunities by IFFLA alum @nakedindianfakir. PLUS Access to IFFLAxWISE #HappyHour.
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We are excited to present our first ever #TVpanel- BREAKING IN BROWN, with some of the most exciting South Asian talent working in LA today. In attendance would be Kiran Deol, Nik Dodani, Meera Menon, Fawzia Mirza, Chitra Sampath, Roshan Sethi, Dhruv Uday Singh and Karan Soni!
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.@SenAparna's ARSHINAGAR carries on where MR. AND MRS. IYER left, portraying love across the Hindu-Muslim divide:
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This weekend in LA! GRAMMY-nominated sitar virtuoso @ShankarAnoushka performs her father Ravi Shankar’s Third Sitar Concerto, for the end of the 2022/23 season by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra @LACOtweets .Discount code *FriendsnFam_23* for 50% off.
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Have you seen @STUPIDREACTIONS interview with @VishalBhardwaj, director of #IFFLA2023 Opening Night film #Khufiya? Check it out now!.
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Announcing the award winners of IFFLA 2022! .We're honored to recognize these stellar films from the fantastic lineup:
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Shout-out #IFFLA2017 female filmmakers. Thank you for your incredible films & unique vision. Go seek their films out! #FemaleFilmmakerFriday
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One more proud moment this week for South Asian cinema: #Pebbles, the Tamil film directed by .@PsVinothraj, wins the top honor - the prestigious Tiger Award for Best Film - at .@IFFR, the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam. Congrats to the film's team .@Rowdy_Pictures
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to the kickass filmmakers and actors we get to feature in #IFFLA2016.
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MASAAN and ALIGARH get special mentions from #IFFLA2016 jury! @mehtahansal @ghaywan @Apurvasrani @battatawada.
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Director @alankrita601 & actress @AahanaKumra introducing their Opening Night film @LipstickMovie! 💄💄💄 #IFFLA2017
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One of the most exciting, applauded & memorable #IFFLA2023 film #Joram is in cinemas worldwide TODAY! Book tickets now. @ZeeStudios_ @Makhijafilm @BajpayeeManoj @Mdzeeshanayyub @nakdindianfakir @shariqpatel @nowitsabhi #SmitaTambe @TannishthaC @sidmeer.
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"It’s a journey of a psychologically disturbed mind." - Actor @BajpayeeManoj of @GaliGuleiyan. #IFFLA2018
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PARCHED by @leenayadav is the winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature. Live from #IFFLA2016
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#IFFLA2015 Best Actress (Grand Jury Prize): it's a tie! Between @kalkikanmani for #MargaritaWithAStraw and @battatawada for #Haraamkhor.
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#TheElephantWhisperers- an indigenous couple falls in love with Raghu, an orphaned elephant given into their care, tirelessly working to ensure his recovery & survival. It highlights the beauty of the wild spaces in South India, the people & animals who share this space.@netflix
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A few more chances to see @rimadasFilm present India's Oscar entry VILLAGE ROCKSTARS in Los Angeles! December 2nd, 3rd and 4th! Info here:
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.@_AdilHussain personally invites you to join us for tomorrow night's Closing Night film @MuktiBhawan. #IFFLA2017
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Really excited to see all the filmmakers tonight for the opening gala film @AIGtheFilm at @ArcLightCinemas
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15 actors who bring fire, heart, humor and intelligence to the nine diaspora-set stories in IFFLA's 2021 lineup. Some you may already know, none you will soon forget.
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Winners for #iffla2019 . Audience Award - REASON .Grand Jury Award - WIDOW OF SILENCE.Honorable Mention- TAKING THE HORSE TO EAT JALEBIS. Shorts:.Audience Award - BEBAAK (DYING WIND IN HER HAIR).Grand Jury Award - THE FIELD.Honorable Mention - CIRCLE
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“With this kind of story, I had to go through this particular journey and it was a difficult and personal journey of the mind.” -@BajpayeeManoj #IFFLA2018.
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Looking for an opportunity to experience the best of Indian cinema and interact with amazing filmmakers? Well, your search ends here! . Volunteer for #IFFLA2019 and experience one of the biggest film and filmmaker showcases in Los Angeles. #indianfilms #filmmakers #volunteers
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Producer @ajaydevgn of #IFFLA2016 film, #Parched, launched the #MyGirlMyStrength campaign to empower girls!
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“Contrary to my previous characters, this role was challenging because this character in @GaliGuleiyan doesn’t know who he is.” -@BajpayeeManoj on @GaliGuleiyan #IFFLA2018.
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We're turning 20! And honestly, we can't think of a better place to celebrate this landmark anniversary than being at the state-of-the-art Regal L.A. LIVE in the heart of LA’s vibrant downtown district. #IFFLA2022
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In the short film, THE KILL, @GirishPKulkarni & @radhika_apte delivers engrossing performances. #IFFLA2017http://ow.ly/sZH5309LgKu
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Fun Fact: PARCHED is shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer, Russell Carpenter (TITANIC).
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SS Rajamouli's MAGADHEERA screens TONIGHT @ Aero theater, Santa Monica! Last chance to buy tickets for @BeyondFest and @am_cinematheque series - buy at
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Don’t miss #JORAM by #IFFLA alumn Devashish Makhija! An action-packed thriller starring @BajpayeeManoj about the complex realities facing India’s indigenous communities. Oct. 14 9:15pm #RegalLALive Grab your pass & tickets
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Stories of the unbreakable human spirit that overcomes every trauma, every challenge, and any systemic repression. You can't miss these inspiring films at #IFFLA2024. Grab your festival pass now!
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IFFLA 2021 Passes are on sale!. In IFFLA’s 19th edition we have a stunning lineup of 40 films opening with Fire in the Mountains, presented by Asif Kapadia, and closing with Sthalpuran, presented by Anurag Kashyap. Buy passes now! (Link in Bio).#iffla2021 #IndianFilmFestivalLA
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We’re thrilled to have a selection of 23 films from the #IFFLA2021 lineup available to audiences in India, for the very first time! We hope these incredible films will help lift spirits during these dark times. All with the India Pass for Rs.150 ($2) at:
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Don't miss #FOURSAMOSAS now in theaters & VOD across US! Cheering on all IFFLA friends & faves @RaviKapoorLA @guruvenk @sonalbshah #KaranSoni @sujataday @MeeraSimhan @tweetSAMRAT @Mahalenator #SreejithNair, #SanjaySharma @tajmilan @MRGNLMedia @IFCFilms .
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An eclectic panel of South Asian actors, directors, & writers crushing it in television, share their stories of success and failure in the industry, feat. @shitfromkiran, Nik Dodani, @meeraonthewall, @thefawz, Chitra Sampath, Roshan Sethi, and Dhruv Uday Singh. #mustattend #lit
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Many #IFFLA faves make the #Oscars2023 shortlist!.#IFFLA2022 opening night @LastFilmShow1 - International Feature @PanNalin .#Joyland, Pakistan's first shortlist - International Feature .@allthatbreathes - Doc Feature .@rrrmovie - Original Song .#TheElephantWhisperers - Doc Short
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