'Rang de Basanti' to be screened at SAARC film festival

New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): Bollywood director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Rang De Basanti' will be screened at the ongoing SAARC Film Festival in Abu Dhabi.

Another major attraction of the festival is the Pakistani film 'Khuda Ke Liye', which will be also screened. The film features Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah in a cameo as a Muslim scholar clarifying the tenets of Islam during a court case.

A film from Bangladesh - AHA, Caravan from Nepal and Sri Lankan movie Nisalgira and Samanala Thatu will be featured at the festival. All the movies will be subtitled in English and Arabic.

The five-day festival, commenced on Saturday, has been organised by the Embassies of the SAARC nations - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka - in UAE.

The five-day-event, which started on Saturday has been organised by the embassies of the SAARC nations - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka - in UAE.

The event, which will conclude on March 11, is being organised in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH).

This is going to be the first South Asian regional film festival to be hosted in the country. (ANI)