NDTV Lumière, the initiative to bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema to India, has acquired the rights to the films by noted international director Aki Kaurismaki.

The library contains over 10 critically acclaimed films such as ‘Juha’, ‘Leningrad Cowboy Meets Moses’, ‘Take Care of Your Scarf’, ‘Total Balalika Show’, ‘La Vie De Boheme’ and ‘I Heard a Contract Killer’ amongst others.The repertoire of films is a new addition to the NDTV Lumière library of over 300 films across genres from drama, animation and comedy to horror, thrillers and political dramas.These films include popular, critically acclaimed films from across the world and also the finest award-winning international cinema from Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Toronto, Pusan, Locarno, Venice Film Festival and other international film festivals.The Aki Kaurismaki collection will be made available by NDTV Lumière through a variety of platforms including theatre releases, home video, a 24-hour TV Channel on digital platforms, pay-per-view and internet. Says Sunil Doshi, Director, NDTV Lumière, “It is our constant endeavour to bring in the very best in World Cinema to audiences in India.The acquisition of movies from Aki Kaurismaki's collection of movies is a big step in that direction.”