Star Power

The annual New York Indian Film Festival is set to feature wide-ranging talent.

In a year that saw South Asian actors and films winning awards and gaining star power, the 23rd annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF ) will be held May 11 - 14, 2023. This year’s festival lineup features 35 films that showcase the depth and range of contemporary Indian cinema, including cutting-edge dramas, documentaries, and shorts.

Big names are expected to attend the 2023 New York Indian Film Festival, including Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee, Radhika Madan. The 2023 edition of the festival includes films with talented and versatile actors like Deepti Naval, Shefali Shah, and Kalki Koechlin.

NYIFF is North America’s longest-running and most prestigious Indian film festivals, and it continues to grow—this year’s festival will screen more than 20 films, documentaries and shorts. The opening film The Three of Us has

Shefali Shah in the lead and the closing film Goldfish, stars Kalki Koechlin.

Apart from the opening and the closing films, NYIFF will also hold a special screening of the critically acclaimed film Gulmohar on May 12. The screening will be attended by Sharmila Tagore and Manoj Bajpayee, the brilliant actors who star in the film.

The festival, this year showcases many women filmmakers including Pubali Chaudhuri, Arpita Mukherjee, Shweta Basu Prasad, Nisha Pahuja, Geetika Narang Abassi, Nathalia Syam and Parinaz Jal.

Opening night – May 11 at Village East by Angelika

Closing night – May 14 at SVA Theatre

Visit nyiff.us for more information.