Actors
Shahid
Kapoor,
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
singer
Hariharan,
rapper
Raja
Kumari
and
writer
Manu
Joseph,
among
others,
will
be
taking
part
in
the
15th
edition
of
the
multi-disciplinary
creative
festival
IFP
later
this
month.
The
festival
will
return
to
Mumbai’s
Mehboob
Studios
on
November
29
and
30
with
its
signature
blend
of
creativity
and
culture
across
film,
music,
design,
writing,
photography,
podcasting,
gaming,
tech,
food
and
digital
storytelling,
the
organisers
said
in
a
statement.
The
film
and
streaming
vertical
will
host
sessions
including
“20
Questions:
How
I
Made
My
First
Feature”
with
filmmakers
Aranya
Sahay
and
Shazia
Iqbal;
“Being
the
Future
of
Indian
Cinema”
with
actors
Adarsh
Gourav,
Vishal
Jethwa,
Nitanshi
Goel
and
Zahan
Kapoor;
“Behind
the
Scene:
I
Am
Not
an
Actor”
with
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui;
and
“Becoming
Arjun”,
a
conversation
between
“I
Want
To
Talk”
team
of
actor
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
filmmaker
Shoojit
Sircar.
Shahid
Kapoor
will
headline
a
session
reflecting
on
his
craft
and
cinematic
journey.
“‘Becoming
Arjun’ is
a
session
I
am
genuinely
excited
about…
IFP
has
always
been
a
space
where
creators
feel
at
home,”
Bachchan
said.
The
music
line-up
will
feature
established
and
emerging
voices,
including
sessions
such
as
“Making
of
Kashi
to
Kailash”
with
Raja
Kumari;
“Getting
Fusion
Right”
with
Hariharan
and
Akshay
Hariharan;
and
“Bars
from
the
Heart”
with
rapper
Dino
James.
In
the
culture
strand,
creators
and
thinkers
such
as
Anurag
Minus
Verma,
Ria
Chopra,
Chirag
Thakkar,
Anand
Gandhi
and
Zain
Memon
will
discuss
how
trends
and
everyday
conversations
shape
contemporary
culture.
The
literature
line-up
will
feature
Manu
Joseph,
Ravikant
Kisana,
Uday
Prakash,
Divya
Prakash
Dubey,
Nilotpal
Mrinal,
Rakshanda
Jalil
and
Akhil
Katyal.
Other
categories
include
performing
arts,
design,
art,
photography
and
food.
Celebrity
chef
Ranveer
Brar
will
present
Food
of
the
Future
Past,
a
session
exploring
culinary
memories
and
forgotten
recipes.
The
festival
will
also
host
its
signature
50
Hour
Challenge
award
ceremonies
across
filmmaking,
music,
design,
photography
and
writing,
celebrating
works
completed
within
a
50-hour
deadline.
Over
the
past
14
years,
IFP
has
hosted
more
than
1,400
speakers
and
1.2
lakh
participants,
featuring
global
names
such
as
Joseph
Gordon-Levitt,
Tom
Schulman,
Alexander
Payne,
Mira
Nair,
Asif
Kapadia,
Ira
Glass,
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Javed
Akhtar
and
Vicky
Kaushal.
Season
15
will
offer
“thought-provoking
discussions
and
endearing
experiences” for
creative
enthusiasts
across
disciplines,
the
organisers
added.