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The Indonesian Consulate General in Mumbai, India organized the Indonesia &  Film Festival at the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Mumbai  Maharashtra  from Monday (1/7) to Saturday (6/7).   The films shown at this festival are Indonesian films Cek Toko Sebelah 1 produced by Ernest Prakasa in 2016, Partikelir (2018) by Pandji Pragiwaksono  and Sehidup Semati (2023) by Upi Avianto. Meanwhile, Indian films are Kantara (2022) by Rishab Shetty and Major (2022) by Sashi Kiran Tikka. At the closing, the film shown is RRR-Rise Roar Revolt (2022).

Consul-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Mumbai, Edy Wardoyo at the opening of the festival pointed out that  as the first activity held in Mumbai,  Indonesia & NFDC Film Festival is expected to introduce the Indonesian film industry to the people of India, especially in Mumbai. The festival was opened by the Consul-General Edy Wardoyo   along with the General Manager of NFDC, Ramakrishnan  on Monday (1/7). The opening of the Festival was attended by around 100 people from the Consular Corps, journalistic circles,  film actors, stakeholders of Indonesia-India cooperation, travel agencies and academics.

Moreover, the event opened with a panel discussion between the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia Mumbai and the General Manager of the NFDC  which discussed cultural exchange as a good aspect of collaboration, given the close history and culture of Indonesia and India, as well as the good economic cooperation between the two countries, The Indonesian film industry is one of the initiatives that is believed to have a lot of potential. Indonesia can still learn more from the century-old Indian film industry. This film festival is also used as a culinary promotion event as part of Indonesia Spice-Up the World by serving Indonesian market snacks at the break session during the film screening  which includes chicken lemper steamed sticky rice, ongol-ongol (mung bean cake with grated coconut) and pastel for visitors to enjoy.