Srinagar, Sept. 9 -- Cinema has found a stage unlike any other. The tranquil waters of the world-famous Dal Lake were transformed into a floating theatre during the first International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir (IFFJK).

In a setting where the lake, mountains and city lights come together, audiences experienced films on a large floating screen, with the banks of Dal Lake serving as an open-air auditorium. The initiative has emerged as one of the most distinctive attractions of the four-day festival that began on September 7, giving the celebration of cinema a setting deeply connected with Kashmir's visual and cinematic heritage.

Officials said the floating Cinema opened on the first day of the festival with the screening of the ever...