KIFF 2023 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: The opening ceremony of Kolkata International Film Festival 2023 was held at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.
29th Kolkata International Film Festival 2023 Live Updates: The opening ceremony of the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was held at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. The event saw West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha, Sourav Ganguly and Mahesh Bhatt, among others, in attendance.
Shah Rukh Khan, who has been a regular at KIFF, is not attending the ceremony this year. Earlier this year, SRK was replaced by Sourav Ganguly as the West Bengal brand ambassador.
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Running until December 12, Kolkata International Film Festival 2023 will showcase 219 films from 39 countries across 23 venues in Kolkata. Among them, 72 are feature films, and 50 are short films and documentaries. In the International Competition (Innovation in Moving Images) category, thirteen films will vie for Golden Royal Bengal Trophies in the Best Film and Best Director categories, with prize money of Rs 51 lakh and Rs 21 lakh, respectively.
On December 9, the esteemed Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Laurence Kardish. Additionally, actors Manoj Bajpayee and Sudhir Mishra will lead a masterclass session on acting and direction. Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy, starring Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat in lead roles, will also be screened during the festival.
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First published on: 05-12-2023 at 16:02 IST
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