Pakistani Film JOSH will Showcased at Mumbai Film Festival

A new Pakistani film entitled as Josh (English Title: Against the Grain) will be showcased at MAMI (Mumbai Film Festival) in the world cinema category.

Directed by Iram Parveen Bilal, Josh tells the story of a woman whose life is shattered in a single moment. The film explores the internal debates the young are dealing with, and how solutions can be obtained if they stand united.
Josh is Bilal’s debut film and fiction film from Pakistan to be enlisted at MAMI in the last five years.

The World Cinema category are screening the best films from all over the world, produced within one calendar year before the festival dates.. Bilal will be sharing the screen with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michel Gondry, Palme D’Or Winner Michael Haneke, Ken Loach and Walter Salles, also being showcased in the same category.
The starring of the film Josh are:

• Aamina Sheikh
• Mohib Mirza
• Khalid Malik
• Navin Waqar
• Adnan Shah Tipu
• Salim Mairaj
• Kaiser Khan Nizamani
• Nyla Jafri
• Parveen Akbar
• Ali Rizvi and Faizan Haqquee.

The music of the movie is given by Indus World Music that comprises veteran musician and composer, Shahi Hasan and his partner Noor Lodhi. In addition to that, the award winning British composer Andrew T. Mackay has been the soul of the score.
The 14th Mumbai Film Festival organised by MAMI will take place from 18^th to 25^th October, 2012. Josh will be screened on the 22^nd October at MAMI. for More