Four Hindi flicks to be premiered at IFFI 2008

Four Hindi feature films, including Abhay Deol starrer 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye', will be premiered in the 39th edition of International Film Festival of India which commences here on November 22.

Besides, one Marathi, one Konkani and a multilingual movie will also be premiered during the ten-day extravaganza at the Kala Academy and Entertainment Society of Goa - on the Mandovi river bank.

'Oye...', a Ronnie Screwvala production, based on a thief from a ghetto of West Delhi, is among the seven films to be premiered in the Indian Premier section.

The film, directed by Dibankar Banerjee, is a story about a gawky 15-year-old lower middle class kid who graduates to becomes one of the most wanted master thieves in India. The movie also stars Paresh Rawal and Neetu Chandra.

Other Hindi flicks which will be premiered are-- 'Thanks Maa', 'Dhuaan -- From the fire within' and 'Stoneman'.

'Thanks Maa', produced by Quantum Film Limited, is a heart rendering story of a 12-year-old boy.

Dhuaaan, a film by doctor-turned-filmmaker Mrinalini A Dayal, is based on the life of a couple in Mumbai. The film has Raj Babbar, Amitabhh Dayal and Lakshmi Gopalswami as lead actors.

'Stoneman', produced by Bobby Bedi and directed by Manish Gupta is about a serial killer.

'Tandala', a Marathi flick produced by Madhuri Ashirgade and directed by Sanjay Surkar, will also have its debut show at the festival.

Also, a multilingual film 'One day in Cochin' by Tom Peirce produced in English, Malayalam and French will be premiered during the festival.

However, Goa's own production, 'Saavariya.Com', a movie on internet marriages produced and directed by Rajendra Talak is the only Konkani film in the festival.