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Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Nov 22: 'Let’s Talk', a collaboration of Serendipity Arts Festival and International Film Festival of India is scheduled from November 23 - 27 in Goa.

This will be an integral pre-event feature of the inter-disciplinary festival’s inaugural edition, set to take place from December 16 - 23 in Goa.

A series of speedy and interactive discussions will be hosted in the vibrant setting of Watson’s in the city. With the aim of challenging the norms of seeing the unseen, speakers and audience will participate in these riveting debates. The panel will consist of eminent speakers such as Santosh Desai, MD and CEO of Future Brands Ltd, Bharat Bala, film director, screenwriter and film producer, Naved Khan, Radio Jockey, Jeeveshu Ahluwalia, stand-up comic, Vipul K Rawal, scriptwriter and a story consultant, Sanjeev Bhargava, founder and director of Seher, Uma daCunha, film journalist, writer and researcher, Rajkumar Jha, creative director, social and developmental communication, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising and lastly Anupam Barve, filmmaker and film educator.

Topics related to film, entertainment, art and culture will be spoken about in an intimate environment where the audience has an opportunity to not only lead the conversation on-ground, but with the discussion being broadcast live on the internet, real-time participation from web audiences will also take place.

Odette Mascarenhas, food historian, author, television host and critic will be specially curating the food at the event, with an extravagant fare of Goan delicacies.