NY Indian film fest to pay tribute to Shashi Kapoor, Sridevi

New York: The New York Indian Film Festival will pay tributes to Bollywood icons, Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi. While Sridevi passed away on February 24 in Dubai, Shashi Kapoor had died last year.

Kapoor, who appeared in Merchant- Ivory films such as The Householder, will be honoured with the screenings of

Shakespeare Wallah and Heat and Dust, the organisers said in a statement.

To honour Sridevi, her 2012 hit English Vinglish” which was set in New York, will be screened during the festival. The fest opens on May 7 with

Nude, a Marathi- language film directed by Ravi Jadhav.

The story revolves around a single mother who gets a job as a nude model at an art school but fears the judgement of others and keeps her job a secret. Closing night film on May 12 is Hansal Mehta’s Omerta, starring Rajkumar Rao. “NYIFF is known around the world for its top- notch, out- ofthebox programming, and this year is no different.

The New York audience is sophisticated, well- travelled, educated and discerning.