Arundhati inaugurates Azamgarh film fest

With the Cinema of Resistance initiative spreading its roots in the Hindi belt, a film festival was held for the first time in Azamgarh, Utttar Pradesh

Hardnews Bureau Delhi

The first Azamgarh Film Festival was organized on 14th and 15th July at Azamgarh’s Nehru Hall. Jan Sanskriti Manch and Azamgarh Film Society coordinated together and Cinema of Resistance was organized for the 26th time. The first Azamgarh Film Festival was inaugurated by writer and activist Arundhati Roy.

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