The animation film The World of Ghoopi and Bagha by Shilpa Ranade is being screened in the 39th Toronto International Film Festival s Kids section.

The film is based on Satyajit Ray s live action 1969 Bengali language children s musical Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne . The original was based on a story told by Ray s grandfather. The animation film has been made for the Children s Film Society, India.

Ranade s film has been announced in the update list of more than a dozen films from Asia in various sections announced now, doubling the size of this year s Asian selection.