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| location       = [[Paris]], [[France]]
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| website        = {{url|http://www.extravagantindia.fr/}}
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'''Extravagant India''' is an annual [[film festival]] held in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/5-films-that-made-Bengal-proud-at-International-film-festivals/photostory/46055463.cms|title=5 films that made Bengal proud at International film festivals |work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://asia.tv5monde.com/Resources/Articles/Movie-Review/2015/03/Extravagant-India,-another-Indian-Film-Festival-in?lang=en-US|title=Extravagant India, another Indian Film Festival in Paris!|website=Asia.tv5monde.com|accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref> The festival began in 2013 in order to promote [[Cinema of India|Indian films]] in France. Founding members include Gabriele Brennan, Manoj Srivastava, Ramesh Tekwani, Pierre Assouline, Ranvir Nayar, Patricia Soreau, Francois Vila, and Benoit Delpace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.extravagantindia.fr/en/founding-members|title=Founding Members {{!}} Extravagant India !|website=www.extravagantindia.fr|access-date=2016-10-13}}</ref>
"Extravagant India !" features films from multiple regions of India, with a focus on original content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/vinay-pathak-bags-best-actor-award-for-gour-hari-dastaan-313146/|title=Vinay Pathak bags best actor award for Gour Hari Dastaan|date=11 March 2015|website=India.com|accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffigoa.org/voila-extravagant-india/|title=Voila, Extravagant India! - International Film Festival Of India – Goa|website=Iffigoa.org|accessdate=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220003245/http://iffigoa.org/voila-extravagant-india/|archive-date=20 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The festival emphasizes featuring new talent and highlights India's diversity. In 2014, five of the nine films in competition were the directors' first films. In 2015, the festival featured films from more than eight different regions and filmed in eight original languages  ([[Hindi]], [[wikt:Marathi|Marathi]], [[Bengali people|Bengali]], [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]], [[Himachal Pradesh|Himachali]], [[Tamil people|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]]).<ref name="indiatimes.com" />
In the first year of the [[festival]], 2013, the Best Film Award was given to the film  "[[The Lunchbox]]" by the Indian filmmaker [[Ritesh Batra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/70295/lunchboxs-winning-streak-continues|title=The Lunchbox's winning streak continues!|date=30 October 2013|website=Bollyspice.com|accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/movies/hindi/extravagant-india-awards-in-paris-was-nothing-short-of-extravagant|title=Extravagant India awards in Paris was nothing short of extravagant|website=Indiantelevision.com|accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/news/ni56347476/ |title= The Lunchbox wins Best Film at Extravagant India! in Paris |website=IMDb.com |accessdate= 6 June 2016}}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web|title=EXTRAVAGANT INDIA !, THE FESTIVAL|url=http://www.extravagantindia.net/en/festival|website=Extravagant India|accessdate=26 October 2016}}
[[Category:Indian film festivals]]
[[Category:Film festivals in Paris]]