Mumbai: The Movie Mela event at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Stars will witness esteemed guests including Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt among others.
The fourth edition of the much anticipated day-long movie carnival will be held in Mumbai at Balgandharva Rangmandir, Bandra on October 13, 2019.
The one-of-a-kind event will celebrate popular films where cine lovers can catch their favourite filmmakers and actors in candid conversations.
The film festival is expected to kick off with a session with Deepika Padukone where the actress will talk about her top five roles and her journey in the dazzling but challenging film world.
Moderated by MAMI festival director Anupama Chopra and film critic Rajeev Masand, the session will be followed by a discussion with new-age filmmakers such as Amit Sharma, Amar Kaushik, Sriram Raghavan, Meghna Gulzar, and Sujoy Ghosh, who will give the audience a peek into their on-set personalities and their quirks behind the scenes.
The day will conclude with filmmaker Karan Johar edition of Big Talk. It will mark the return of KJo at the festival but this time with Alia Bhatt.
Speaking mega event, artistic director of MAMI Smriti Kiran said: "At the end of the day, we are all film fans. Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star gives fans a front-row seat to listen to and chat with some of the most talented names in the Indian film industry. No barriers, no negativity, no posturing."
She further said: "Just film lovers chatting with film personalities they love, and Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, and Karan Johar speaking to the people who have made them what they are. The whole event centres around their audience. The energy in that room has to be experienced to be believed.
She concluded by saying: "The mainstream industry each year ushers the eight-day blast for independent cinema that is Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star. The idea is to create a space where everyone's sensibility is respected. We are inclusive and we love all kinds of movie lovers."
