Ashok Cashyap on the good, bad and ugly side of organising Biffes Premium
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Ashok Cashyap on the good, bad and ugly side of organising Biffes
Ashok Cashyap, the Chairman of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, is a very unassuming personality. Walk into the venue where he helmed Biffes 2023 (Bengaluru International Film Festival) and you will see Ashok hopping from one screen to another, personally checking on the guests, interacting with the crowd or facilitating a masterclass.
The cinematographer/director talks to MetroPlus about the behind-the-screen workings that put together Biffes this year. He talks about the good, bad and the ugly of organising the fest.
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