Mumbai May 13 (IANS) A short film titled "Neighbourhood Ties" by Diya Ghosh daughter of filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh has been chosen for the Cannes Film Festival.
Sujoy tweeted a screenshot of the festival s website where Diya s film was mentioned.
"Daughter s first short film gets selected in Cannes short film corner. Jo baap nahi kar paya beti ne kar dikhaya (What the father could not do the daughter did it) " he wrote on Sunday.
Diya s movie a comedy is 10 minutes long.
Sujoy s friends like director Sanjay Gupta and music composer Vishal Dadlani congratulated him for his daughter s achievement.
Gupta wrote: "Incredible buddy. What a proud proud moment. God bless her pappa - the Great."
Dadlani tweeted: "Despite you not because of you! Seriously though I m so incredibly happy and so incredibly proud I can only imagine how you feel Sujoy. Only the beginning for Diya!"
The annual Cannes Film Festival commenced on May 8 and will conclude on May 19.
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