Kiran Rao, who is gearing up for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, says the intention this year is to showcase a great line up of films and provide a platform for industry people to interact and exchange ideas. The eight-day festival, in its 20th year, will commence on October 25.

Kiran believes Indian festivals, as compared to their foreign counterparts, are unable to rope in artistes from across the world. "Where we don't match with international festivals is our access and reach to international stars, Hollywood or European film industry and around the world. At Cannes the red carpet is jaw dropping. In Toronto all the big stars turn out.