MUMBAI: Two Indian films like Ajay Bahl‘s B.A. Pass and Prasanna Vithanage‘s With You, Without You (Sri Lanka-India) are to be screened at the 36th Montreal World Film Festival.
B.A Pass, which will compete in First Films World Competition, is the story of 19 year old Mukesh who, after losing his parents in a car accident, lands up in the city of Delhi worrying how to support himself and his two younger sisters. Following this, he stumbles in the world of gigolos.
On the other hand, With You, Without You is one among the World Greats. The film, adapted from a short story The Meek One by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is a love story that revolves around the consumerist nature of humans.
The Montreal fest, that will screen 432 films from 80 countries, will be held from 23 August to 3 September.