Manto director Nandita Das to speak on gender inequality in Bollywood at Toronto International Film Festival
6 years, 4 months ago

Manto director Nandita Das to speak on gender inequality in Bollywood at Toronto International Film Festival

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Mumbai: Actress-turned-director Nandita Das has been invited to participate in a movement called ‘Share her journey’ by Toronto International Film Festival 2018 where she will speak about gender inequality in the film industry. pic.twitter.com/clj7zSShxD — Nandita Das September 1, 2018 The filmmaker, who earlier attended the film’s screening at the Cannes Film festival where she was seen protesting against gender gap, feels proud at getting the opportunity to speak on gender parity in films at an international platform once again. On the same, she penned a long post on Facebook which reads: “This year was doubly rewarding when Manto began its journey with a world premiere at Cannes, and I participated in the march with a select group of 82 women protesting gender inequality in the film industry. “Soon, I will be going to the Toronto International Film Festival for Manto' s North American premiere.

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