Dubai: Indian mission premieres documentary to celebrate 75 years of independence
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The film Last Poem , which centres around a work by Tagore, was screened as part of the India@75 Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav .
The Consulate General of India in Dubai, in collaboration with Dubai-based AMC Media, organised a special premiere of the documentary Last Poem at the Consulate Auditorium on Sunday.
The event was organised as part of the India@75 Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav , which celebrates 75 years of India s independence.
A press release from the Consulate said the documentary narrates the story of legendary Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore s contribution to the Russian-language song, Poslednyaya Poema or the Last Poem . The poem stayed inconspicuous for many years until Suvra Chakraborty, the director of AMC Overseas, discovered it during his visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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