Manoj Muntashir, dialogue author of Adipurush, and Vipul Amrutlal Shah, producer of The Kerala Story, are among the non-official members of the Steering Committee constituted by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
The Ministry knowledgeable the Managing Director of the National Film Development Corporation of the composition of the Steering Committee of the 54th IFFI by way of a letter dated June 12.
Adipurush was launched throughout the nation in a number of languages on June 16. Some of its dialogues attracted heavy criticism, following which Mr. Muntashir, via his Twitter deal with, on Sunday mentioned he and the film-makers had determined to amend the dialogues that had evoked controversy, which might be added to the film.
The Kerala Story, which was launched on May 5, sparked protests in several elements of the nation.
Apart from the 13 official members within the IFFI Steering Committee, together with Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, among the non-official members are Prasoon Joshi, Prosenjit Chaterjee, Khushboo Sunder, Rahul Rawail, R. Balki, Shoojit Sarkar, Aimee Baruah, Vani Tripathi, Bobby Bedi, and Ravi Kottarakara.
The tasks of the Steering Committee embody planning the general organisation of IFFI and steering its actions; reviewing the progress of the IFFI regularly; endorsing the nation of focus for the IFFI; finalising the opening and closing movie of IFFI 2023; contacting and inviting varied worldwide movie celebrities; finalising the chief visitor for opening and closing ceremonies; deciding on worldwide jury members; deciding on the ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema’ awardee.
