OTTAWA: Gaurav Bakshi’s “He Thought He Was Gandhi’, featuring actor Sanjay Mishra, will open the Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards (OIFFA) in Canada on June 11, event organisers said.
Tamil-language film “KD”, by writer-director Madhumita, will bring the curtains down on the third edition of the five-day event here, they said.
“Developed originally as a short film as part of the 2015-2016 Sundance-Drishyam Screenwriters Lab, ‘He Thought He Was Gandhi’ tells the story of retired widower and pacifist Ram Nath Gadhvi, who inadvertently takes on the establishment when he decides to fight the machinations of hired gun Omkar, setting off a funny turn of events.
“Not only does Gadhvi fashion his pacifist beliefs as Gandhian, but he also believes that he is the reincarnation of the Mahatma himself!” OIFFA organisers said in a statement.
Mishra, known for his critically acclaimed turns in films like “Aankhon Dekhi” and “Newton”, will be the special festival guest. (AGENCIES)
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