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  • Event dates 18 November 2026 – 22 November 2026
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From Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 November, the Indian and Bollywood Film Days present films in Gujarati, Manipuri, Marathi and Hindi, a Carnatic flute concert and an Indian dance show. Opening at the Musée Fabre, free day on Sunday.

CineIndeMontpellier holds its Indian and Bollywood Film Days from Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 November 2026.

The festival opens on Wednesday at 6:30 pm in the Musée Fabre auditorium with "Hellaro" (2019), a Gujarati film driven by garba dance, followed by a discussion. On Thursday, the Diagonal cinema screens "Boong" (2024), Lakshmipriya Devi's first film, shot in Manipur, about a young schoolboy who sets out to find his father. On Friday at 7 pm, the Salle Pétrarque hosts a concert of Carnatic flute, the classical music of South India, with tabla and mridangam.

Saturday, a ticketed day, features the Marathi thriller "Vaalvi", an Indian dance show by the Flora Devi and Nataraj companies, and the musical "English Vinglish" starring Sridevi. Sunday, a free day, offers "Mhorkya", "Cactus Pears" and the classic "Satya" (1998).

Programme and bookings at cineindemontpellier.org.

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