Kolkata International Film Festival News
The Kolkata International Film Festival started in the year 1995.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was supposed to grace the Kolkata International Film Festival, could not attend the event due to his ill health. The actor took to Twitter to apologise to his fans for not turning up for the event.
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Banerjee said he got a message from Bachchan early on Friday morning informing her about his indisposition.
Amidst a galaxy of stars from Bollywood, Bengali cinema and foreign strands, megastar Shah Rukh Khan on Friday inaugurated the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival at a packed-to-the-capacity Netaji Indoor stadium here.
"It is true artistes, writers, filmmakers flourish most when they go through really bad times," the actor said.
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Bachchan, who has been inaugurating the fest over the last few years, did the honours this time as well by lighting the lamp.
Iterating that India's narrative of India cannot be reduced to one colour, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said on Saturday the plurality of the diverse country needs to be celebrated.
Vidya Balan and Sharmila Tagore say that women power is in vogue.
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