Shahid Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Abhishek Bachchan to attend IFP 15
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The 15th edition of the multidisciplinary creative festival, IFP, will be held at Mumbai's Mehboob Studios on November 29 and 30. The festival will feature a diverse lineup of celebrities from various fields, including film, design, music, writing, podcasting, photography, gaming, and tech. The event will host sessions with actors like Shahid Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, among others.
Film sessions
'Becoming Arjun' session with Abhishek Bachchan and Shoojit Sircar
The movie and streaming segment will feature several sessions, including "20 Questions: How I Made My First Feature" with filmmakers Aranya Sahay and Shazia Iqbal. Other sessions include "Being the Future of Indian Cinema" with actors Adarsh Gourav, Nitanshi Goel, Vishal Jethwa, and Zahan Kapoor; "Behind the Scene: I Am Not an Actor" with Siddiqui; and "Becoming Arjun," a conversation between actor Abhishek Bachchan and director Shoojit Sircar.
Music lineup
Music sessions featuring Raja Kumari, Hariharan, and Dino James
The music segment of IFP 15 will showcase both established and emerging artists. Sessions like "Making of Kashi to Kailash" with rapper Raja Kumari; "Getting Fusion Right" with singer Hariharan and Akshay Hariharan; and "Bars from the Heart" with rapper Dino James are on the list. Other participants include actors Siddhant Chaturvedi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Vijay Varma, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Richa Chadha, director Hansal Mehta, writers Manu Joseph and Uday Prakash, among others.
Cultural exploration
IFP 15 to explore culture, literature, and culinary arts
The culture segment of IFP 15 will feature discussions with creators and thinkers like Chirag Thakkar, Anurag Minus Verma, Ria Chopra, Zain Memon, and Anand Gandhi. The literature lineup features Joseph, Ravikant Kisana, Divya Prakash Dubey, Rakshanda Jalil, Akhil Katyal, and several others. Celebrity chef Ranveer Brar will present Food of the Future Past exploring culinary memories and forgotten recipes.
Signature event
IFP 15 to host 50 Hour Challenge award ceremonies
The festival will also hold the signature 50 Hour Challenge award ceremonies in filmmaking, design, music, writing, and photography, celebrating works created within a strict 50-hour deadline. Over its past editions, IFP has hosted over 1,400 speakers and attracted more than 1.2 lakh participants from around the world including Tom Schulman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Alexander Payne, and Mira Nair among others.