Bollywood steals limelight at the 39th IFFI

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India's entry to the Oscars in the foreign film category 'Taare Zameen Par' topped the charts with many delegates preferring to watch the Aamir Khan's directorial debut all over again. Similarly, 'Jodhaa Akbar, 'Hum Apke Hai Kaun' were also popular among the delegates.

The film 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye', starring Abhay Deol was premiered late last night amidst packed auditorium.

The film releases on November 28.

Meanwhile, with nearly 6,000 delegates attending the 39th IFFI, all shows are running to packed houses.

In the other sections, majority of films in the competition section have been well received by the delegates.

Chinese film 'The Shaft' focuses on individual members of a family in three inter-related parts, living in a mining town of western China. The episodes follow on from one another chronologically, although they do not simply trace the continual development of a single family.

The film was appreciated for its style of narration.

'The Shaft' is the directorial debut of 31-year-old Zhang Chi whereas 'Tulpan' is Kazakstan's official entry to the Best foreign film category at the 81st Academy awards.

The film directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy is about young Asa who travels back to Kazakh where his sister and her shepherd husband live a nomadic life, after completing his naval service. To start life afresh, Asa must get married before he can become a shepherd himself.

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