London Indian Film Festival 2026: Aamir Khan 'Lagaan' Anniversary Screening and Arundhati Roy Restoration Headline 17th Edition

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The London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) returns for its 17th edition from July 9-19 across multiple UK cities. The festival opens with the European premiere of "52 Blue" by Ali El Arabi, and features a major closing gala with Bollywood icon Aamir Khan in conversation at BFI Southbank on July 16. Khan's appearance coincides with a 25th anniversary screening of his Oscar-nominated film "Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India" at BFI Imax on July 12. Additionally, the festival screens a restoration of an Arundhati Roy film featuring a young Shah Rukh Khan.

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Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan will appear in conversation at BFI Southbank on July 16 as the closing gala of the London Indian Film Festival's 17th edition

Khan's event is tied to a 25th anniversary screening of his Academy Award-nominated colonial epic 'Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India' at BFI Imax on July 12

the festival opens with the European premiere of '52 Blue,' directed by Ali El Arabi ('Captains of Zaatari') and starring Adil Hussain and Neha Dhup

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Aamir Khan headlines LIFF 2026 with a 'Lagaan' anniversary screening, and an Arundhati Roy restoration featuring a young Shah Rukh Khan also screens.

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