Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Loganathan Murugan inaugurated the Masterclass Series at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2025) at the Kala Academy on Friday.

The Masterclass Series, one of the festival’s most anticipated knowledge platforms, brings together acclaimed filmmakers and industry professionals from across the world for discussions, workshops, retrospectives and interactive sessions designed to explore the changing landscape of global cinema.

This year’s series opened with a session by filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, setting the tone for a week of intensive creative and technical engagement. Leading figures from Indian cinema — including Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anupam Kher, Shekhar Kapur, Rajkumar Hirani, Vishal Bhardwaj,

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