FILM & TALK "Farewell My Indian Soldier" French Film Screening with English subtitles followed by discussion at M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 7pm on 10th March 2017

Time : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 10/03/2017 19:00 10/03/2017 21:00 Asia/Kolkata FILM & TALK "Farewell My Indian Soldier" French Film Screening with English subtitles followed by discussion Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2017/02/film-talk-farewell-my-indian-soldier.html M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003
Landmark : Next to Annexe building of India International Centre
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : Alliance Française de Delhi – Cine Club present "Farewell My Indian Soldier" French Film Screening with English subtitles. 

Followed by Director Vijay Singh in conversation with Hon. MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor

Vijay Singh’s latest film Farewell My Indian Soldier (Mademoiselle France pleure) is a docu-fiction, a moving portrayal of Indian soldiers who came to fight in France and Belgium during the First World War. The presence of these 150,000 soldiers in Europe is a virtually unknown fact of history.

In this film, Vijay Singh recounts the story of Indian soldiers through the eyes of love and human affection. During their furlough on French barns, some Indian soldiers and French women developed affection for each other, and children were born. These Indo-French children became the victims of a taboo, because of which most people avoided them. This film is inspired by the story of one such child. In this film, a young girl, a descendant of an unknown Indian soldier and his French hostess, journeys across France, Belgium, England and India, and weaves around it the fascinating story of Indian soldiers in WW1.
Using rare archive, historical testimonies, 100-year old Indian war songs and 600 insightful letters written home by soldiers about their mind-altering experience in France, this film tells the story of these men, 10,000 of whom were never to return to their motherland. This story has never been told before. 

Website : farewellmyindiansoldier.com/film

Director: Vijay Singh

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