A retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan, celebrating his life and works, might be one of many highlights of the twenty eighth Kolkata Worldwide Movie Pageant (KIFF), to be held from December 15-22, a West Bengal minister mentioned.
A complete of 183 movies from 42 nations, together with 52 shorts and documentaries, might be screened for cinephiles in 10 venues over a span of eight days, state sports activities and youth affairs minister Aroop Biswas mentioned at a press meet the place the occasion’s emblem was additionally unveiled.
Bachchan’s 1973 movie Abhimaan, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, might be screened because the inaugural movie, Biswas informed reporters.
Deewar and Kala Patthar will even be proven as a part of the Bachchan retrospective.
Bachchan, accompanied by his spouse and actor Jaya Bachchan, will attend the inauguration at Netaji Indoor Stadium together with Shah Rukh Khan, within the presence of Governor C V Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
A second exhibition on celebrated director Jean-Luc Godard and a centenary tribute part on Hrishikesh Mukherjee have additionally been deliberate for the competition. Different administrators who could be honoured at KIFF embrace Asit Sen and Tarun Majumder.
The KIFF will introduce a brand new part ‘Recreation On’ this yr, below which seven sports activities movies together with 83, MS Dhoni, The Untold Story and Koni (1984) might be screened.
Famend director Sudhir Mishra, identified for his style of lifelike movies, will ship the distinguished Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture, an integral a part of the KIFF since its inception, this yr’s matter is ‘Understanding cinema in altering occasions of OTT’.
KIFF chairperson Raj Chakraborty, a widely known director within the Bengali movie business, state cultural affairs minister Indranil Sen and celebrity Prosenjit Chatterjee had been amongst others current at Saturday’s press meet.
The venues, the place the movies might be screened, embrace Cinema Centenary Constructing, Rabindra Sadan, Nandan 1, 2 and three, Sisir Manch, Rabindra Okakura Bhavan and Nazrul Tirtha.
