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Singh is Not King in Toronto
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By Our Correspondent ©2008 Bollyvista.com |
'Singh is Kinng' is in India but not at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. The "Kinng" flick is not going well with the critics in this democratic North American nation. The reason is that the entry is an out-and-out commercial movie in a film festival mostly dominated by art films.
However, TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey has strongly defended his decision to invite 'Singh is Kinng' to Toronto. "The idea is to bring the full diversity of Indian cinema to audiences in Toronto. People here are familiar with India's regional cinema but commercial Hindi films have not had the sort of exposure they deserve. It is an integral part of the Indian cinema landscape," he said.
In fact, Akshay Kumar was keen to have Priyadarshan's comic drama 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' included on the official Toronto Film Festival list of 2007 but the organizers opted for 'The Last Lear'.
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