IFFI to pay tribute to Manna Dey and Ravi Shankar among others

The 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa from 20 to 30 November will pay a tribute to legendary singer Manna Dey along with a special tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar. While Manna da expired on 24 October, 2013, Panditji breathed his last on 11 December, 2012. According to the tradition of the festival, IFFI pays tribute to noted film personalities who passed away in the year preceding the festival. In the Homages section, IFFI invites the family members, friends and well-wishers of the personalities to attend the screenings of the artistes' best work. According to officials this year IFFI will also pay homage to some leading film luminaries like director Rituparno Ghosh, actress Sukumari and music composer Lalgudi Jayaraman besides Manna da and Panditji. In the international section, IFFI will pay respects to film personalities including Japanese film-maker Nagisa Oshima, German born writer Ruth Prawer Jhabwala, South Korean filmmaker Park Chul Soo and Russian cinematographer Vadim Ivanovich Yusov.