After travelling to 17 cities across the country over the past few months, Jagran Film Festival has reached its final leg in Mumbai. The festival - which runs from September 27 to 30 at Cinepolis, Andheri - has on offer the choicest of Indian and international films. Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, A Star Is Born - tipped as Oscar favourite - will open the festival, thus marking the Indian premiere of the Lady Gaga-starrer. The musical romantic drama is slated to release in the US on October 5 and in India, the following week. Cooper's deft direction has been widely applauded with the film receiving critical acclaim at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.

The ninth year of the festival will also include celebrated international and Indian features, shorts and Indian documentaries. On the itinerary is Carlos Bolado's 3 Idiotas, the Mexican remake of Rajkumar Hirani's Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots (2009). Rima Das' Village Rockstars, India's official entry to the Oscars, also finds pride of place in the competitive line-up. The festival will close with the India premiere of Ioana Uricaru's Romanian film Lemonade that was much loved at Berlinale earlier this year.