The 11th
International Film Festival of India was held from 10-24 January 1987 in
New Delhi
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. The festival gave a breakthrough for commercial cinema, through the introduction of "Indian Mainstream section".
India's official entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film for the
Academy Awards
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in 1986 - "
Swati Mutyam" was screened in the mainstream section.
Winners
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Golden Peacock (Best Film): Golden Peacock Award: "Farewell Green Summer" by Elyer Ishmukhamedov (Russian film)
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Golden Peacock (Best Short Film) Not Awarded
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IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) (Silver Peacock) "
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav is an Indian actor, music composer, singer and set designer who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with ''Massey Sahib'' (1985), in which he played the title role. He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for ...
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Massey Sahib
''Massey Sahib'' is a 1985 Hindi drama film directed by Pradip Krishen, starring Raghubir Yadav in the title role. It was Krishen's first film, and was an adaptation of Joyce Cary's 1939 novel '' Mister Johnson''. It won Yadav two international ...
" (Indian film)
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IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) (Silver Peacock) "
Fernanda Torres
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torre ...
" for "
Love Me Forever or Never" (Brazilian film)
References
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1987 film festivals
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1987 in Indian cinema