"No matter how the world changes, we will not depart..." a 40-year-old Indian audience Jeeti cannnot help singing to the theme song as the old Indian film "Guide" was being shown in a cinema of Goa, India's southwest state last Wednesday.

"Guide is one of my favorite film and I've watched it for more than ten times, especially the music, fabulous", she said excitingly.

The movie which made its debut in 1965, was chosen by the organizer as a special tribute to its father, famous Indian director Vijay Anand, in the ongoing 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The 43rd International Film Festival of India on Tuesday kicks off in popular tourist resort of Panaji, capital city of coastal Goa State. What is more, this year also marks for the 100th anniversary of Indian films.

Until 11 p.m. local time on Friday, all the lights of Maquinez palace were still on, and the hall was bustling with crowds. The Indian film "Umrao Jaan" just ended, but the audience were immersed in the beautiful image world that director Muzaffar Ali created 30 years ago. The heroine's touching singing and graceful dancing impressed the audience a lot and they could not forgot.

Goa in late November is exceptionally beautiful with colorful lanterns and streamers decorated all through major roads and streets. What's more, the ongoing International Film Festival of India leaves the city more literary smell.

Originating from 1952, the IFFI has become a more and more important platform to promote Indian films to audience worldwide. Besides arranging important international competition and world cinema units, the IFFI organizer has put more emphasis on Indian films.

The Indian section has 20 features and 19 non-features in the Indian Panaroma unit, a celebration of Indian cinema with over 50 selected films, a special stage presentation by the eminent M S Sathyu featuring Mohammed Ali Baig and Lillete Debey, seven films of the eminent actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who won the Dadasaheb Phalke award earlier this year, top honor prize of Indian films, a tribute to Muzaffar Ali and Girish Kasarvalli, homage to 11 eminent personalities who departed over last year, and student films.

The organizer also host a series of film forum, in which world famous directors from different countries will discuss hot topics, including "How Indian independent films to get financial support" and "Indian films go to world". Still, audience at the forum can interact with the present directors.

In one forum, casting director for Life of Pi, Avy Kaufman shared with the participants his experience of how to excavate the leading actor Suraj Sharma for the outstanding Hollywood film.

In the same forum, a high-rank official from Indian Information and Broadcasting Department said, central government has set up a special fund to support the documentary films 13 years ago, and now more and more individual persons and organizations join the film industry, which is encouraging.

However, he also expressed his worry that more money goes for commercialized movies but independent Indian films are badly short of capital, even to pay to hire more actors.

On the launch of the Indian Panaroma unit, Indian filmmakers show their enthusiasm and passion for films. Lots of filmmakers choose to hold to their dream in place of giving up to harsh reality.

The spirits of the old generation filmmakers are well handed down to the new generation. One middle-aged director recalled his film career, especially that he always saved money from not buying lunch, just in order to buy a ticket for film. He particularly mentioned that working with film master B.Vijay is even better than studying for three years in professional film academy.

Nowadays, Indian films become more and more popular among global audience and winning higher reputation, due to its own specific religion, delicious food, culture and profound philosophy.

Moreover, India has its advantage of large English-speaking population, and a large amount of Hindi, Marathi language film are translated into English Edition, which enable India's movie better to enter global market.

But, Indian movies are also facing a big challenge ahead, that is more and more distributors and cinemas are now keen to only commercialized movies, because of their business interest and not thought or philosophy.

In the end, Indian independent and cultural films now are on the verge of market and losing its magic for once large base audience, that's what the directors and producers working for during the 100 anniversary of Indian cinema at IFFI.