The 45th edition of France’s Festival des 3 Continents is featuring a film retrospective dedicated to Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan. This special segment, titled “Amitabh Bachchan, Big B Forever”, showcases nine of Bachchan’s films from the 1970s and 1980s, including iconic titles like “Trishul”, “Amar Akbar Anthony”, “Satte Pe Satta”, “Sholay”, “Don”, “Kabhi Kabhie”, “Deewaar”, “Kaala Patthar”, and “Abhimaan”.
The retrospective is a collaboration with the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) and supported by the French Embassy in India. Bachchan expressed his pleasure at this selection, noting the films’ continued popularity and his daughter Shweta’s presence at the festival to represent him. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur of FHF highlighted the foundation’s pride in associating with the retrospective.
Jerome Baron, the festival’s artistic director, remarked on Bachchan’s iconic status in Hindi cinema and his unique on-screen presence. The festival is also hosting the world premiere of “The Real Superstar”, a 68-minute experimental documentary on Bachchan by French filmmaker Cedric Dupire
