Over 160 films from over 70 different Countries will be screened at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Which rolls out the red carpet along the banks of the beautiful river Mandovi, Tuesday, November 20. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will inaugurate the festival in the evening, Which is being held in Goa for the ninth time since 2004.
The 11-day festival will begin With The screening of Life of Pi, while the closing film will be The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
About 12.000 Delegates are expected to be arriving in Goa for the festival. This time round, 47 movies will feature in the Indian Premiere section of Which is the remarkable Assamese movie opening, Jahnu Barua Baandhon by manager. Out of the 47, 26 are feature films and 21 non-feature films are in different Indian languages, Officials said. The IFFI's International Competition section too Will Have 15 films, two of Which are in regional Indian languages Namely - Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan in Punjabi and Elar Char Adhyay in Bengali. The festival's Cinema of the World section will feature 55 films, According to the festival Officials, Who Also Said That overall 70 films would be premiered During IFFI.
A separate section has been crafted to commemorate Also the 100 years of Indian cinema of its journey from grainy and black and white and silent films to the films of today, In Which 27 films across periods and genres will be screened.
The festival will have a special homage Also section dedicated to legendary director Yash Chopra and late superstar Rajesh Khanna, Both of Whom passed away This Year. International film personalities like Claude Miller, Angelo and Tony Scott Theopolous Also will be accorded homage.
Among the celebrities who are expected to Attend the festival are Irrfan Khan, Mira Nair, Tabu, Suraj Sharma and Paoli Dam Over seven film-screening halls Have Been Authorities commandeered by the IFFI to screen the films
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