Gangs of Wasseypur to go international again with Hong Kong Film Festival

This is another big moment of acknowledgement and celebration for filmmaker Anurag Kashyap as his masterpieceGangs of Wasseypur, both part one and two, has been selected for screening at the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. Earlier, the film had its world premiere at the 65th Cannes Film Festival last year, and now it has been chosen for the Gala Presentation at HKIFF. Manoj Bajpai, Richa Chadda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Reema Sen were the lucky ones who got the lifetime opportunity to play the key roles in the critically acclaimed film.

Nishtha Jain’sGulabi Gangwill also compete in the documentary section. The documentary revolves around a group of women in pink saris fighting against gender violence, corruption and for the rights of poor and Dalits.Gulabi Gangwill face competition from Joshua Oppenheimer'sThe Act of Killing, Ikeya Kaoru'sRoots, Delphine Lanson'sFather's Birth, Alex Gibney'sMea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of Godand Christian Rosta-Claus Strigel'sRedemption Impossible.

BesidesGulabi GangandGangs of Wasseypur,other Indian films which have been selected for the special screening areThe Cloud-Capped Star,Celluloid Man,Ship of Theseus,Meghe Dhaka Tara,Guru of Silence,With You Without Youand21 Chitrakoot.Asia's most prominent filmmakers, film professionals and filmgoers look forward to this international platform to launch their new works and showcase their fresh innovative ideas and concepts.This year over 330 titles will be screened at the prestigious festival from more than 50 countries in 12 major cultural venues across the town.