Mumbai: Karan Johar’s romance drama Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, is headed to the prestigious 2023 Busan Film Festival.
The film, which stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles, was released in July 2023 in India and earned over Rs 3 billion at the box office. At the Busan Film Festival, the film will be showcased under the ‘Open Cinema’ segment of the film gala.
The film also stars veteran actors like Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi along with Tota Roychoudhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir and Kshitee Jog.
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This is Ranveer and Alia’s second film together which will be screened at the Busan Film Festival. Earlier their film Gully Boy, directed by Zoya Akhtar, had been screened at the 2020 Busan Film Festival.
The Open Cinema section presents a collection of “new and internationally acclaimed films that offer an ideal mix of the popular with the artistic cinema.”
Besides Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, other films that will be showcased under this category include Luc Besson’s Dogman (France), Yukisada Isao’s Revolver Lily (Japan), Thomas Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom (France) and Anthony Pun’s One More Chance (Hong Kong, China).
An elated Johar shared news in a post on Instagram stories and wrote, “Feeling absolutely blessed and graceful! #RockyAurRaniKiiPremKahaani goes to @busanfilmfest.”
Other Indian films at the 2023 Busan Film Festival
The 28th edition of the Busan Film Festival will have a strong Indian presence as several films from the country will be showcased at the festival which will be held from October 4 to 13.
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