Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan will grace the opening ceremony of

Considered to be one of the oldest Indian
film festivals, KIFF that is the Kolkata Indian
Film Festival will kick start from November
10 to 17. Besides awarding the immense
contribution of film stalwarts whom we lost
this year, this festival will also see two
megastars gracing the occasion namely
Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.
The two stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah
Rukh Khan will be seen attending the
inaugural ceremony of the festival. Along
with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee promoting the festival, the
opening ceremony is said to be a star
studded one with South superstar Kamal
Haasan and renowned filmmaker Mahesh
Bhatt also making their presence felt. In
fact, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh
Bachchan, both share a very special
connection with Bengal. The Bollywood
superstar is the owner of the cricket team
Kolkata Knight Riders of the IPL whereas
Amitabh has lent his voice for Bengali
numbers in the past.
Talking about the festival, KIFF is planning
to screen 143 films from 53 countries
under 16 different categories and it also
includes about 13 films from UK. There have
been a few changes made in the category
which includes the replacement of the
women's direction category with
Innovation In Moving Images' that includes
a prize money of Rs. 51 lakh for the best
film and Rs. 21 lakh for the best director.
The festival will explore some unique
languages of the country like Monpa,
Konkani, Kodava, Dogri, Maithili, Khasi and
Chakma in the Unheard India: Rare Indian
Languages' section besides the other
regional language films category.
From Brit filmmaker Michael Winterbottom
to Thailand's celebrated director Pen-Ek
Ratanaruang, the festival will feature films
of some of the most renowned names from
world cinema. It will also pay homage to
late veteran stars Om Puri and Tom Alter as
well as cinematographer Ramananda
Sengupta who is known for films Shatranj
Ke Khiladi and Headmaster.

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