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Harper@Cinema

HarperCollins India, in association with Habitat Film Festival, presents HARPER@CINEMA, a first-of-its-kind event organized by an Indian book publisher, that celebrates cinema and books with masterclasses, conversations, music and more.

HARPER@CINEMA is a great platform for cinema enthusiasts to interact with the ‘Masters of the Game,’ showcasing an eclectic gamut of speakers including Gulzar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Nandita Das, Tisca Chopra, Gautam Chintamani, Shubhra Gupta, and Kaveree Bamzai. There was a performance of R.D. Burman songs sung by his biographers Balaji Vittal and Anirudha Bhattacharjee.

Vidyun Singh, Director Programmes-India Habitat Centre says, ‘We are delighted to have HarperCollins on board for the Habitat Film Festival. The content and experts that came on board, thanks to their collaboration add a meaningful and important element to the Festival and the HarperCollins Day promises to be one of the popular highlights.’

‘Everybody loves the movies, and at HarperCollins, we have the most extensive publishing on cinema, both award-winning and pure entertainment. We are so glad that we could partner with the IHC Film Club and bring the magic of cinema to Delhi, through our books, conversations, music and more,’ says

Ananth Padmanabhan, Chief Executive Officer – HarperCollins India

The topics for the sessions ranged from Cinema & Acting, Word to Screen, Masterclasses, Music, to Reminiscing Kal Aaj Aur Kal.