V.P.S. MENON April 19, 2004. DY. GEN. MANAGER [Exp.] Telefax: 00 91 22 2497 3364/2496 0694 E-mail: vpsmenon@nfdcnet.co.in Dear Participants, Re: CANNES - 2004 The National Film Development Corporation is a premier film production and marketing company, promoted by the Government of India. We will be at Cannes in Booth No. B-6 Riviera. We have some interesting Bollywood films to offer to you both from art house and mainstream circuits and would be extremely happy to discuss the details with you while we are at Cannes. We are sending you the product list of some of our new films with brief synopsis. We have a library of several well acclaimed films on different subjects. The following Executives will represent at Cannes Market 2004. Mr. D. Mukhopadhyay, Managing Director Mr. V.P.S. Menon, Dy. General Manager Mr. S.D. Kulaskar, Dy. Manager. We welcome you to our Booth and shall be grateful if you could inform us the date and time convenient to you for a meeting at our Booth B-6 Riviera. Looking forward to meeting you, we remain. Best regards, Yours sincerely, V.P.S. MENON Film : "DANCE LIKE A MAN" Genre, Running Time : Drama (100 Min.) Language : English Director : Pamela Rooks Producer : National Film Development Corp.Ltd (India) Cast : Shobana, Anoushka Shankar, Arif Zakaria Delivery status : Completed Year of Production : 2003 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : A young dancer takes her parents' profession though they had to undergo suffering to pursue their passion. Film : "DEVI AHILYA BAI" Genre, Running Time : Drama (145 Min) Language : Hindi Director : Nachiket & Jayoo Producer : National Film Development Corp. Ltd (India) Cast : Shabana Azmi, Sadashiv Amrapurkar Delivery status : Completed Year of production : 2003 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : In the early 18th century, Devi Ahilya Bai becomes a widow in her early childhood. Her father-in-law does not want her to disappear from life. Film : "PARINAMAM"(Change of circumstances) Genre, Running time : Drama (130 Min.) Language : Malayalam Director : Venu Producer : National Film Development Corp. Ltd (India) Cast : Nedumudi Venu, Matampu Kunju Kuttan Delivery status : Completed Year of production : 2003 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : Balakrishna Marar retires from service, faces problem of adjustment with the rest of the family. Film : 1:1.6. AN ODE TO LOST LOVE Genre, Running time : Drama (110 Min.) Language : English Director : Madhu Ambat Producer : National Film Development Corp. Ltd (India) Cast : Atul Kulkarni, Gulshan Grover, Mausami, Sonali Kulkarni, Rati Agnihotri Delivery status : Under production Year of production : 2004 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : Set against a back drop of film shooting, the film tries to analyze the eternal question - is creation more important than life Film : "SAPHALAM (A Fruitful Journey) Genre, Running time : Drama (118 Min) Language : Malayalam Director : Ashok R. Nath Producer : Anil Thomas Cast : Balachandra Menon, Sumithra, Manoj K. Jayan Delivery status : Completed : Year of production : 2003 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : 'Saphalam' provides an insight into familial relations - individuals still have their lives to live. Film : "PADAM ONNU : ORU VILPAM (Lesson One : A Wail) Genre, Running time : Drama (110 Min.) Language : Malayalam Director : T.V.Chandran Producer : Aryadan Shoukath Cast : Meera Jasmin, Irshad, Mamu Koya, Suja Karthika Delivery status : Completed : Year of production : 2003 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : A poignant story of a young girl caught in shackles of social system, her valiant attempt to break free to pursue her dream to continue her studies Film : "ORUTHTHI (A Girl) Genre, Running time : Drama (91 Mins.) Language : Tamil Director : Amshan Kumar Producer : S. Thara Cast : Poorvaja, Ganesh Babu, Balasingh Delivery status : Completed : Year of production : 2003 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : This story is about a lower-caste village girl who challenges upper caste people. Film : "TOK JHAL MISTI"(life is Sour, Life is Sweet) Genre, Running time : Comedy (150 Min.) Language : Bengali Director : Basu Chatterji Producer : NFDC Cast : Ferdous, Priyanka Trivedi, Arjun Chakraborty Romaprasad Banik Delivery status : Completed : Year of production : 2001 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : Two families that of Dilip and Mukund, do not mix with each other because of their difference in status. Film : "FIVE BY FOUR" Genre, Running time : Drama (90 Min.) Language : English Director : Roopa Swaminathan Producer : NFDC Cast : Carey Edwards, Divyadarshini, Eashwar, Sapna, Usha, Hardeep Minhas, Preetha, Sujatha Panju Delivery status : Completed : Year of production : 2003 Country of origin : India Brief synopsis : Five By Four is a story of five women and three men. It is laid out like a novel. It has a prologue - main story - epilogue.