The closing ceremony started with a tribute clip on India’s melody queen Bharat Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar and an opening address by 14 times National Award winner Girish Kasarvalli. “This year’s festival was themed on Satyajit Ray, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Sahir Ludhianvi. I congratulate the PIFF team for the successful completion of the festival.

The 20th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), which is being organised jointly by the Pune Film Foundation and the Government of Maharashtra between March 3 and 10 will have a theme which is based on the birth centenary years of Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the doyen of Indian Classical Music, Bharat Ratna Satyajit Ray, and Sahir Ludhianvi, an acclaimed poet and lyricist, He said, “Even in the Covid era, we have received 1578 films from across the globe. We will be showcasing 110 films from 65 countries throughout the Festival.” He further informed that the Festival has received 100 Marathi

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