Indo- American production feature film ‘Harami’, written and directed by Shyam Madiraju and featuring Emraan Hashmi has officially been selected for the main competition section (New Horizons) of the Busan International Film Festival, 2020.
One of the 10 films from nine countries, ‘Harami’ is the only Indian film to be selected for this year’s main competition. Due to Covid, besides Venice, Busan is the only other festival that will take place physically this year from October 21 to 30.
All 194 films selected this year for the festival will all be screened physically in theatres.
On the film getting into main selection at the film festival, Shyam Madiraju said, “As a filmmaker, I’m truly elated that ‘Harami’ has been invited to be a part of Busan Festival’s main competition section. Korea is the epicentre of the filmmaking universe right now, so it’s an immense honour to be a part of their celebration of cinema this year.”
“Harami, while set in the streets and slums of Mumbai, is a universal story of hope and redemption. The film, a labour of love, took me over two years to just scout during numerous visits to India and despite all the monumental challenges we shot live in Victoria Terminus, Bombay Central, and other trains stations, a feat not for the faint-hearted,” he added.
