KIFF: Prosenjit Chatterjee to serve as the chairman of the welcoming committee
The week-long festival will pay tribute to the centenary birth year of legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen and actor Dev Anand,
Nov 14, 2023
Prosenjit Chatterjee
The 29th Kolkata International Film Festival is just around the corner. In less than three weeks, Bengal’s biggest film celebration will kickstart in Kolkata. The week-long festival will pay tribute to the centenary birth year of legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen and actor Dev Anand. Prosenjit Chatterjee will be seen in a new role at the festival. He became the chairman of the welcoming committee of the festival.
The festival will start on December 5. Cinema lovers are waiting for it with much anticipation. Nadan will become the pilgrimage of world cinema in the winter.
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It is also being heard that ‘Bhaijan’ Salman Khan has accepted Mamata Banerjee’s invitation and will be present in the opening ceremony. There will also be other Bollywood celebrities and noted film personalities of the international cinema circuit.
It is anticipated that this year’s KIFF will present us with many more surprises. According to sources close to the committee, this year, the festival will aim to bring back its pre-covid grandeur. “The years of the pandemic have impacted the grandeur of the festival. Since last year, we have been getting back on our feet. This year, we aim to bring back the glory. Along with the guests and delegates across the country, this year we aim to bring guests from all over the world like before,” said a source.
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