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Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna’s directorial debut feature film _The Last Color_, starring Neena Gupta, will have its world premiere at the prestigious 30th Annual Palm Springs International
Film Festival 2019. The film will be screened thrice during the festival being held from January 3-14, 2019. The film is under the competition category - New Voices New Vision. The movie,
which marks Vikas' debut as a director and screenwriter, is based on his bestselling book by the same name. _The Last Color_ is the story of Chhoti (Aqsa Siddiqui) - a nine-year-old
flower seller and tightrope walker who befriends Noor (Neena Gupta), a 70-year-old widow living a life of complete abstinence. Chhoti promises to bring a ray of hope in the life of Noor.
Besides Neena and Aqsa, the film also stars transgender activist Rudrani Chettri. The teaser of the film was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and marked Vikas'
fourth appearance at the fest. The film has been shot by Subhranshu Das, and produced by Bindu Khanna, Poonam Kaul and Jitendra Mishra under the banner of House Of Omkar. _The Last Color_ is
inspired by the real-life experiences observed by Vikas while researching around food and culture for his books and TV shows. He was shooting for Holi for his book "Utsav: A Culinary
Epic of Indian Festivals" in Vrindavan when he witnessed a desolate sight - everyone was playing with colours during the festival except for the widows who were dressed in white and
watching the celebrations from their balconies and terraces.