Acclaimed German filmmaker Wim Wenders to make first India visit for 18-film retrospective across five cities, featuring Q&As and screenings.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 10 (ANI): Veteran German filmmaker Wim Wenders will soon visit India for a career retrospective.

A landmark retrospective of one of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time is coming to India, as Wim Wenders, the legendary German director, photographer, and author, embarks on a journey across five major cities.

The India Tour will bring the German filmmaker, 79, to the country for the first time for 25 days. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, the founder of the Film Heritage Foundation that has organised a retrospective that will feature 18 films of the veteran filmmaker,

German filmmaker Wim Wenders, known world over as the auteur behind films such as Wings of Desire, Paris, Texas, Anselm and Perfect Days, is all set to visit India for a career retrospective and hopes new material emerges out of his maiden trip to the country where "cinema is like a religion".

A comprehensive retrospective celebrating the extraordinary career of Wim Wenders, this landmark event marks the 79-year-old acclaimed German filmmaker, photographer and author’s inaugural visit to India,

From Cannes to other prestigious film festivals, German filmmaker Wim Wenders has received numerous awards, along with four Oscar nominations. However, Indian cinephiles are likely to know the director for his most recent work – Perfect Days.

The 'Wim Wenders King Of The Road The India Tour' was announced by the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) in association with the Wim Wenders Stiftung (Wim Wenders Foundation) and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan,