33rd International Film Festival of India
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
- Best Film: Golden Peacock Award: "Letters to Elza" by "Igor Maslennikov"
- Silver Peacock Award for the Most Promising Asian Director: "Reza Mirkarimi" for "Under the Moonlight" - "zir e noor e maah"
- Special Jury Award: Silver Peacock: "Mitr, My Friend" by Revathi and "Asrar EL-Banat" by "Magdy Ahmed Aly"
Devdas Restrospective
- Devdas by "Pramathesh Barua"
- Devadasu by "Vedantam Raghavaiah"
- Devdas by "Bimal Roy"
- Devdas by "Sanjay Leela Bhansali"
