Bangladesh film festival begins in Delhi

Indian Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting CM Jatua said yesterday that Bangladesh film festival would contribute towards a better understanding of the composite ethos of Bangladesh among the people of India.
For enhancing the popularity of films from Bangladesh, the minister said, this festival should not be limited to New Delhi only.
The minister was inaugurating a three-day first-ever Bangladesh Film Festival at the Siri Fort auditorium in the evening. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Tariq A Karim also spoke.
CM Jatua said festivals of similar nature could be organised across different cities enabling a wider and diverse audience to view films and correlate with the value-driven, broad-based and secular cultural fabric of Bangladesh.
This is for the first time that a festival of Bangladesh films is being jointly organised by the two countries.
In all, seven films -- Ontorjatra, Joyjatra, Bachelor, Rupkathar Golpo, Matir Moina, Aha and Ayna -- will be screened during the festival.