MOSCOW, December 1 – RIA Novosti. Fifth INDIAN MOVIES FESTIVAL kicks off on Thursday evening at Oceania shopping mall in Moscow. The opening movie will be 2021 action-adventure Pushpa Rising. It will be presented by writers and lead actors who have come to the capital: actor Allu Arjun, who has won multiple professional awards, top model and actress Rashmika Mandanna, director and screenwriter Sukumar Banreddy, and producer Ravi Sankar.

Guests of the ceremony will enjoy a cultural and entertainment program: a dance number for the “Pushpa” soundtrack by Alla Dukhovaya, the founder and artistic director of the ballet TODES, and a traditional lamp-lighting ritual.

The 2022 program features six hits from Indian cinema – Russians, in addition to Pushpa, the drama My Name Is Khan (2010) directed by Karan Johar, “Dangal” by SS Rajamouli, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and “Dangal” (2016) by Siddharth Anand ” Fight” (2019). In addition, the musical melodrama “Disco Dancer”, one of Russia’s favorite films, will also be screened within the scope of the festival.

INDIAN FILMS FESTIVAL is organized by the IndianFilms film company with the support of the Indian Culture and National Center “Sita”, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Indian Embassy in Russia. The screenings were held by the national network “Cinema Park” in Moscow, St. It will be held in cinemas in St. Petersburg, Sochi and other cities.