Sandip Soparrkar, Jesse Randhawa to perform at the opening ceremony.
The American Bazaar Staff
MUMBAI: The inaugural International Marathi Film Festival Awards (IMFFA) will be held in Hong Kong next month, in September.
The awards, the first of its kind, will be held on Star Cruise Virgo. It will play host to the most celebrated talents of the Marathi film industry, Bollywood guests, corporate honchos and dignitaries from India, according to a press release.
The organizers have roped in the king of Latin and ballroom dancing Sandip Soparrkar and his stunning dance partner Jesse Randhawa to put up a special performance on the opening ceremony of IMFFA.
Sandip and Jesse will bring some unique western elements mixed with Marathi Indian spice which people have never before experience in the world. Dancing international forms to Marathi turns is what the celebrated dancer choreographer has planned for IMFFA.
Sandip said in a statement: “I feel honored and humbled to be a part of IMFFA; it is one of its kind film festival award in the world. Jesse and I will give all our creative best to make sure the Marathi films reach out to the world through our dance.”
The celebrations will begin from Hong Kong on September 20; from where the cruise will then sail to China and Vietnam. The awards show will take place on the night of September 23, with a blue carpet opening and a party on the cruise’s helipad.
IMFFA also seeks to make the world realize that India has many more language films to offer other than Hindi, says the release.