BollyWood star Amitabh will inaugurate Kolkata Film festival :)
Amitabh Bachchan to inaugurate Kolkata
Film Festival.
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.
Film Festival.
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.
“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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