We all know that filmmaker Rahat Kazmi’s film Lihaaf is set to premiere in Singapore South Asian International Film Festival (Sg. SAIFF) this Sunday. The big news is that the film’s demand is so much that all the tickets have been already booked two days prior to the show!
Singapore film lovers came to know about its houseful screening at Berlin and Babylon and booked its tickets in advance and now when more people are turning up, there are no seats left!
Director Rahat Kazmi is overwhelmed on receiving so much love from the audience abroad. Sharing this delightful news, he said, “People are enquiring for tickets and approaching us for more screenings. Seeing this huge response, we are planning for a theatrical release in the country soon after the festival gets over.”
Actress Sonal Sehgal, Anushka Sen and Namita Lal are present at Singapore tp present he film for audience for Sunday show along with the filmmaker Rahat Kazmi.
He further added that distributors from Germany and USA have already expressed their interest for theatrical release of the film and so, Lihaaf would be screened for normal audience in these countries and now, also in Singapore for those who could not manage to grab a seat in premiere shows.
For the show on September 1, 2019 (Sunday) at Golden Village Suntec City at 6:15 pm, Rahat Kazmi would be attending the festival along with his team which includes actresses Sonal Sehgal and Anushka Sen. There will be Q&A session followed by panel discussion moderated by the producer Namita Lal on the theme-Treatment of Sexuality in South Asian Cinema. Stay tuned for more updates!