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- ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ↑ "Premieres save the day for IFFI". 14 October 2003.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-films-to-premiere-at-34th-IFFI/articleshow/222173.cms Deepak Sandhu served as the director for the festival.
- ↑ "...But It's IFFI".
- ↑ "Iranian film gets Golden Peacock at IFFI 2003". 19 October 2003.