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Amitabh Bachchan to inaugurate Kolkata 

Film Festival.


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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will inaugurate the 

upcoming 21st edition of Kolkata Film Festival, which will 

screen 149 films from 61 countries.


The opening ceremony of the eight-day festival (November 

14-21) at the Netaji Indoor Stadium will also be attended by 

Jaya Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Moushumi Chatterjee and 

Vidya Balan, information and cultural secretary of the West 

Bengal government Atri Bhattacharya said today.


West Bengal brand ambassador superstar Shah Rukh 

Khan will not be present at the festival “because he will be 

busy with his shooting commitments of Dilwale”, 

Bhattacharya added.


There is speculation that Pakistani film Manto will be screen 

at the inaugural ceremony on November 14.


The film fest has been categorised into 15 sections with 

“India Unheard” as the new one. 

With a budget of Rs eight crore, Bhattacharya said, the best 

film will be awarded with the Royal Bengal Trophy, bagging 

the cash of Rs 51 lakh while the best director will be 

rewarded with Rs 21 lakh.


The Best short film and the documentary will be awarded Rs 

one lakh each, he added.


Veteran actor Sharmila is the chairperson of the Jury 

consisting of famed film personalities including — Sri Lankan 

actress Swarna Mallawarachchi, Polish director Filip 

Macczewrk and Israeli filmmaker Samuel Muoz. 


Percussionist Ratul Shankar has composed the theme 

music for the festival. He has used instruments like electric 

sitar, flute and different kinds of percussions for the minute-

long theme song in Bengali and English versions.

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