Catherine Zeta-Jones at IFFI: The Wednesday star reveals that her kids love Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om

The 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) commenced its grand journey in Goa, India, with a star-studded opening ceremony at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji. The event was graced by several Bollywood stars like – Madhuri Dixit, Shriya Saran, and Nushratt Bharucha. On the other hand, Sara Ali Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, and Vijay Sethupathi unveiled the much-awaited promos of their upcoming films Ae Watan Mere Watan, Kadak Singh, and Gandhi Talks, respectively. The ceremony also witnessed the presence of renowned personalities like Sunny Deol, Karan Johar, Shantanu Moitra, Shreya Ghoshal, and Sukhwinder Singh, adding to the grandeur of the occasion.

Hollywood's entry at IFFI

However, not only the whole Bollywood, but a few Hollywood stars have also shimmered the red carpet like – Michael Douglas with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and their son Dylan Douglas on November 27. While Michael was seen in a printed navy blue blazer paired with black trouser, Catherine looked gorgeous in sky-blue one-shoulder dress, paired with silver stilettos, and son Dylan looked handsome in a white suit.

Michael Douglas to be honoured with an Award at IFFI

For the unversed, Michael Douglas will be honoured with Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at IFFI. Besides this exciting part, another news that will make you proud is, while attending the red carpet, Catherine shared some interesting things about Bollywood. She revealed that her children – Dylan and Carys Zeta-Douglas are big fans of Shah Rukh Khan. They have watched Om Shanti Om on loop several times.

Catherine shares her love for India

Catherine also shared that Irrfan Khan’s film The Lunchbox is one of her favourites of all time. “I love the country and the people so very much. I am a big fan of Indian Cinema.” She told ANI, “My children have grown up watching Om Shanti Om on a loop! Not just once. There are so many great movies that I have been able to watch, not as much as I should have but now with streaming and film being crossing so much."

"A movie that I love was The Lunchbox. It was one of my favourite movies and it still is one of my favourite movies of all time. It touched me, it was so well acted, so well directed. It was a story that was so fundamentally Indian but it connected to men and women all over the world. It connected to me as a woman. I watched it on a plane twice! I asked my agent if I could meet him in person and I did and that was really special", she further added.