Raj Kapoor to Ranbir, the India-Iran reel connection lives on

When a 20-something

Sreemoyee Singh

was first introduced to Iranian films as part of her film studies program at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University, she had no idea that one day, she’d roam the streets of Tehran, with a camera in her hand and legendary filmmaker Jafar Panahi by her side. Or that seven years after first landing in the country, her documentary would be screened globally — from film festivals like Berlinale to packed auditoriums in Delhi.