Amid a galaxy of stars from Bollywood, Bengali cinema and foreign shores, megastar Shah Rukh Khan on Friday inaugurated the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival at Netaji Indoor stadium here.
Flanked by yesteryear's top heroine Rakhi Gulzar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and 'thali girl' Srabonti Chatterjee, Srk lit the ceremonial lamp to wild cheers from the audience, who later enjoyed every bit of the opening film - Satyajit Ray's children's classic "Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen", which is celebrating its 50th year.
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Germany's Oscar winning director Volker Schlondorff, "Sex, Lies and Videotape" actress Andie MacDowell, Slovak film maker Dusan Hanak graced the occasion, alongside Bollywood auteur Mahesh Bhatt, and Bcci President and former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly were among those who graced the function.
Srk, in his speech, described the 25th year of the festival as an important landmark.
Flanked by yesteryear's top heroine Rakhi Gulzar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and 'thali girl' Srabonti Chatterjee, Srk lit the ceremonial lamp to wild cheers from the audience, who later enjoyed every bit of the opening film - Satyajit Ray's children's classic "Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen", which is celebrating its 50th year.
Also Read:?Srk's family photograph is winning hearts
Germany's Oscar winning director Volker Schlondorff, "Sex, Lies and Videotape" actress Andie MacDowell, Slovak film maker Dusan Hanak graced the occasion, alongside Bollywood auteur Mahesh Bhatt, and Bcci President and former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly were among those who graced the function.
Srk, in his speech, described the 25th year of the festival as an important landmark.
- 11/9/2019
- GlamSham
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