IFFI 51, 2021, Goa, 16-24 January, 03: Minister Javadekar announces the selection of films in the Indian Panorama

Information and Broadcasting Minister of the Government of India, Prakash Javadekar has announced the selection of 23 Feature and 20 non-feature films in Indian Panorama for the 51st International Film Festival of India, IFFI. The I&B Ministry organises the annual festival, through its Directorate of Film Festivals, along with the Government of Goa, in Panaji Goa. The annual festival skipped 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.

In the Feature films section, 23 films are selected, that include Kripal Kalita directed Assamese movie Bridge, Hindi Films Saand Ki Aankh and Chichhore, Govid Nihalani's English film, Up Up & Up, Nila Madhab Panda's Odia movie, Kalira Atita, Marathi movie Prawaas, Sanskrit movie, Namo and Malayalam Movie Safe, directed by Praddep Kailipurayath.

In the non-feature films category, 20 films were selected, that include Ankit Kothari's Gujarati movie Panchika, Bimal Poddar's Bengali movie Radha, English movie Ahimsa-Gandhi: The Power of Powerless, directed by Ramesh Sharma, and Manipuri film, Highways of Life, directed by Maibam Amarjeet Singh.

A partial list of the films officially selected was available on the All India Radio website, and is reproduced above.