The city of Stuttgart, Germany is preparing to host the fourth annual 'Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival' starting 11 July.

The five-day event will showcase recent feature films from or relating to India presenting a diverse portrayal of the country.

This year approximately 60 films from all sections and categories will be screened.

John Jeffcoat's Outsourced will kick the festival off. The film tells the story of a young office manager in Seattle who is forced to travel to India after his service call centre is relocated to Mumbai.

Organised by the Baden-Wurttemberg Film Office, the films that are scheduled for screening will include the works of independent Indian filmmakers as well as high-profile 'Bollywood' productions.

Rajnesh Domalpalli's directorial debut Vanaja will be the highlight of the event. About a young woman's sexual awakening that examines caste, gender and sexuality in India and won the director golden bear for the best debut film at this year's Berlinale.

Malayalam director Rosshan Andrrews' Notebook and Nitin Shingal's Kindle - a 20-minute short film starring Sushant Singh and Dipannita Sharma, will also be screened.

This year the festival will honour veteran Indian filmmaker Chetan Anand, an early Cannes winner who was awarded the Grand Prize for his 1946 film Neecha Nagar. His son, Ketan, will attend the special ceremony dedicated to his late father.

Awards will be give in four prizes categories - German star of India, short film prize, documentary film prize and audience award.

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