Biggies of the Indian Film Industry attends the Kolkata International Film Festival

Amitabh Bachchan , Shah Rukh Khan inaugurate Kolkata International Film Festival, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan to be inaugural film
Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji and many other Bollywood stars attended the opening ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival on Thursday.
The 28th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) kicked off in the City of Joy on Thursday. The inaugural ceremony took place at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose indoor stadium. The festival was inaugurated by actors Shah Rukh Khan, who was the guest of honour, and Amitabh Bachchan. Others who attended the ceremony included Mahesh Bhatt, Rani Mukerji, Kumar Sanu, Jaya Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Arijit Singh and Sourav Ganguly. The ceremony began with a performance on the ‘Ganesh Mantra’ which was followed by a beautiful dance performance on several songs.

This edition of the film festival will begin with the screening of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1973 film Abhimaan, featuring Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan in the lead roles. The movie will be screened at 5:30 pm after the inaugural ceremony. Besides Abhimaan, other Big B movies like Kaala Patthar, Deewaar will also be screened during the festival to celebrate the work and life of the megastar better known as Superstar of the Millennium.
A total of 183 films from 42 countries will be screened throughout the festival. Around 215 shows will be screened across 10 venues during the festival.