Ahmedabad: Saptrang Film Society and Vishwa Samwad Kendra, in collaboration with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, are hosting a two-day Saptrang ShortFest 2024 at the university campus. This festival brings the best of the Indian film industry to Ahmedabad so that film enthusiasts can learn from three masterclasses to be held during the film fest.

Today, on the first day of the film festival, movies were screened before the official inauguration of the program. Following this, a masterclass was conducted by filmmaker and director Vipul Shah, known for directing films such as 2002 hit ‘Aankhen’, critically acclaimed ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’, and producing several hit movies like Singh is Kinng, Commando: A One Man Army, Force and The Kerala Story. Shah has also worked extensively in television, contributing to the writing and production of several TV shows. His directorial debut came with the Gujarati film Dariya Chhoru. Later, he entered the Hindi film industry with Aankhen, which was adapted from his Gujarati play Aandhlo Pato (“Blind Fold”).

Another masterclass will be led by Vijaygiri Bava, a filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Gujarati cinema.

On the second day, i.e., October 20th, the masterclass will be presided over by Padma Shri Chandraprakash Dwivedi, an actor, film director, and screenwriter, who is best known for directing the 1991 television epic *Chanakya*, in which he also played the title role of the political strategist Chanakya.

Later that day, the award ceremony will be hosted, where Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will be the chief guest. DeshGujarat