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News |  02 Aug 2012 20:13 |  By RnMTeam

Kavita Seth, Amaan Ali, Ayaan Ali Khan perform at 12th Osian's Cinefan Film Festival

NEW DELHI: The 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival is witnessing performances by some of the most exciting and innovative musicians of today’s India, including Kavita Seth, Amaan Ali and Ayaan Ali Khan at the Blue Frog in the Kila Area near Qutab Minar.

The festival which commenced on 27 July, introduced a musical section focusing on the relation between music and cinema this year. It has been featuring performances by renowned artistes which will continue till its culmination on 5 August.

The event also witnessed performances by Q’s band Gandu Circus and the musical team of Imtiaz Ali’s film ‘Rockstar’. Renowned lyricist Prasoon Joshi was present as the special guest at the Rockstar evening.

Leading Indian indie music biggies like The Ska Vengers, Younger Brother and Prometheus presented by Audio Ashram, DJ Delhi Sultanate and Reggae Rajahs also performed at the fest.

While Kavita Seth enthralled the audience with her band, the event also saw the scions of the renowned Ustad Amjad Ali, Amaan Ali and Ayaan Ali Khan regaling them. Bands like Advaita and WEM also performed at the fest.

In addition, five films representing contemporary Asian cinema’s burgeoning relationship with youth-driven music cultures were also screened. Films like ‘Roadside Fugitive’, ‘El Gusto’, ‘Ranjana ami ar ashbo na’ were showcased in the main festival as part of its focus on music and cinema.

The fest is also featuring five films representing the best in the Japanese pink film (pinku eiga) genre that explores the radical lifestyles of the youth in Japan today dedicated to the master of the pink film genre-Koji Wakamatsu and Masao Adachi. Although these films are not directly musical, they have their roots in an earlier version of the genre that was closely related to the ethos of rock and roll musical youth countercultures in Japan of the 1970s.

In the coming days, the fest will witness performances by Midival Punditz with their music VJ act to the martial arts classic Enter the Dragon and BlueFrog Retro Night.

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