Movie buffs here will not have to stand in a queue to buy tickets for film screenings during the next edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), an organiser said Tuesday.
Vishnu Wagh, chairman of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), a co-organiser of the festival, said the decision had been taken because delegates at the film festival simply buy and block tickets, but do not attend screenings.
“We have decided to do away with ticketing at the next festival. All you need to do is stand in queue outside the screening hall. It’s on a first-come-first-served basis,” Wagh said.
If one combines all the screening halls together, there are nearly 2,000 seats for over 10,000 delegates who have registered for the festival. (IANS)
Anupam, Kirron to play couple in ‘Total Siyapaa’
Real life couple
Anupam Kher and
Kirron Kher have been cast as a couple in romantic comedy Total Siyapaa. The film’s writer Neeraj Pandey says it was a concious effort to bring them together on screen.
“I think they were the right choice for the film and the characters that they play are also husband and wife, which they have never done together. It was important and nice to have them,” Pandey toldduring the movie’s trailer launch here Monday. The film is directed by E. Niwas. Asked why he didn’t direct the film himself, Pandey said: “We found a better director for this subject, which is the reason we summoned upon E. Niwas. He had delivered exactly what we wanted.” (IANS)
