Konkona's directorial debut opens MAMI Fest

Konkona Sensharma's directorial debut, “A Death in the Gunj” saw its Indian premiere at the 18th Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) International Film Festival and received a thunderous applause.

The opening movie of the 8-day festival stars Vikrant Massey, Kalki Koechlin, Om Puri, Tanuja, Gulshan Devaiah and Ranvir Shorey, among others.

The film, an official selection for this year's Toronto International Film Festival, is set in the colonial town of McCluskieganj in the winter of 1979. What starts as an uneventful family holiday takes a twist when the guests start playing with the spirits.

The premiere was attended by Konkona, Kalki, Huma Qureshi, Neha Dhupia, Rahul Bose, Angad Bedi, Kunal Khemmu, Soha Ali Khan and many others.

Konkona said she was excited to see how the Indian audience receives the film and was happy that the movie was chosen as the opening film.

The Festival closes on October 27 with American drama film “Manchester by the Sea”.