The 21st edition of the Mumbai Film Festival has revealed its slate of films, including both international and regional releases. Malayalam Film "Moothan" (The Elder One) directed

by Geetu Mohandas has been chosen as the opening film for the prestigious festival.

The international titles James Gray's "Ad Astra," Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman." Scott Z. Burns "The Report," Pedro Almodovar's Antonio Banderas starrer "Pain and Glory" and Ken Loach's "Sorry We Missed You," Alma Har'el's "Honey Boy," Joanna Hogg's "The Souvenir," Fatih Akin's "The Golden Glove," Ari Aster's "Midsommar," and Harmony Korine's "The Beach Bum."

The films in the Indian competition are Gitanjali Rao's "Bombay Rose," Saurav Rai's "Nimtoh," Bhaskar Hazarika's "Aamis," and Archana Phadke's "About Love." Konkona Sen Sharma, Kabir Khan, Dulquer Salman, Hansal Mehta, Shakun Batra, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Rajkumar Rao are some of the artists serving as jury members for the film festival. American filmmakers Sean Baker and Darren Aronofsky are also going to be in attendance.

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The film festival will go from 17th -25th October in Mumbai at multiple screening venues.