Deepa Mehta’s film, two other works from India to feature at Toronto film festival

The latest project from acclaimed Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, as well as two mainstream productions from India, will be among the films featured at the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

The latest project from acclaimed Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, as well as two mainstream productions from India, will be among the films featured at the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

In a release issued on Thursday, North America’s largest film festival announced the addition of the documentary, I Am Sirat, a collaboration between Mehta and film’s subject Sirat Taneja.

TIFF also announced that the Indian film, Thank You For Coming, directed by Karan Boolani, will makes its world premiere as part of its high-profile Gala section.

As TIFF re-brands its Contemporary World Cinema programme as Centrepiece, the inaugural slate of features will include Indian director Kiran Rao’s Lost Ladies.