<p>The music lovers and celebrities made their presence felt at INOX multiplex here yesterday to witness a premier of the movie which tracks down the roots of world's one of the biggest music extravaganza - The Woodstock Music Festival.<br /><br />PVR Cinema, which has the Indian rights of this film, claimed that `this is the world's first ever full length feature film based on The Woodstock Music Festival of 1969.'<br />Incidentally, Goa, the state on the western coast of India, which had hippies thronging here in 60s and 70s, has unsuccessfully tried to be promoted as the venue for the Woodstock festival.<br /><br />"There were some attempts to make Goa a permanent venue but it fizzled out subsequently," confirmed a source.<br /><br />For the Woodstock fans, the movie based on a book, Taking Woodstock by Elliot Tiber brought back the memories of the festival.<br />"I attended the festival a decade ago on its 30th anniversary. It was a fabulous experience. There were 60 to 70 bands playing for it," Brian Tellis, chairman, Fountainhead events, who was present for the premier, said.<br /><br />Inspired from the Woodstock, Tellis' team is working on a similar festival titled `Open sky', details of which he kept in veil.<br /><br />The Woodstock fan following that thronged the festival venue included celebrities like Luke Kenny, Uday Benegal, Ranjit Barot, Anuradha Pal and DJ Black Jack.<br /><br />"Hippie culture is very much a part of Goa. The state is land of laidback attitude, which makes it a perfect venue for such kind of festivals. This is a free spirited festival and goes well with Goa's atmosphere," said Uday Benegal.</p>
<p>The music lovers and celebrities made their presence felt at INOX multiplex here yesterday to witness a premier of the movie which tracks down the roots of world's one of the biggest music extravaganza - The Woodstock Music Festival.<br /><br />PVR Cinema, which has the Indian rights of this film, claimed that `this is the world's first ever full length feature film based on The Woodstock Music Festival of 1969.'<br />Incidentally, Goa, the state on the western coast of India, which had hippies thronging here in 60s and 70s, has unsuccessfully tried to be promoted as the venue for the Woodstock festival.<br /><br />"There were some attempts to make Goa a permanent venue but it fizzled out subsequently," confirmed a source.<br /><br />For the Woodstock fans, the movie based on a book, Taking Woodstock by Elliot Tiber brought back the memories of the festival.<br />"I attended the festival a decade ago on its 30th anniversary. It was a fabulous experience. There were 60 to 70 bands playing for it," Brian Tellis, chairman, Fountainhead events, who was present for the premier, said.<br /><br />Inspired from the Woodstock, Tellis' team is working on a similar festival titled `Open sky', details of which he kept in veil.<br /><br />The Woodstock fan following that thronged the festival venue included celebrities like Luke Kenny, Uday Benegal, Ranjit Barot, Anuradha Pal and DJ Black Jack.<br /><br />"Hippie culture is very much a part of Goa. The state is land of laidback attitude, which makes it a perfect venue for such kind of festivals. This is a free spirited festival and goes well with Goa's atmosphere," said Uday Benegal.</p>
