The 33rd International Film Festival of India was held from 1–10 October 2002 in New Delhi. The competitive edition was restricted to "Asian Directors". Deepak Sandhu served as the director for the festival. The Devdas retrospective received special mention. From this edition, the "Film Bazaar" was instituted.
Winners Golden Peacock (Best Film): "Letters to Elza" by Igor Maslennikov (Russian film) Silver Peacock Award for the Most Promising Asian Director: Reza Mirkarimi for "zir e noor e maah" ("Under the Moonlight") (Iranian film) Silver Peacock Special Jury Award: "Mitr, My Friend" by Revathi (India) and "Asrar EL-Banat" by Magdy Ahmed Aly (Egyptian film)
Devdas Retrospective Devdas (1935 Bengali) by Pramathesh Barua Devadasu (1953 Telugu) by Vedantam Raghavayya Devdas (1955 Hindi) by Bimal Roy Devdas (2002 Hindi) by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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