The Kolkata International Film Festival opened amid great fanfare as Bollywood and Bengali actors shared the stage with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and former cricketer Sourav Ganguly.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee dances with Salman Khan at 2023 Kolkata International Film Festival. Watch

Ray's classic 'Apur Sansar' -- the third of a trilogy featuring Soumitra Chatterjee -- will be screened at the inauguration of 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), to be held from January 8 to 15, West Bengal minister Arup Biswas said.

Satyajit Ray's 'Apur Sansar' starring Soumitra Chatterjee to be screened at 26th Kolkata International Film Festival

The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), scheduled to be held in November, has been deferred to January next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday.

Kolkata International Film Festival deferred to January 2021 due to the pandemic

Kolkata welcomed one of its favorite superstars, and ambassador, at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Friday. Shah Rukh Khan inaugurated the event on Friday in the presence of CM Mamata Banerjee, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, and Hollywood actress Andie MacDowell.

Shah Rukh Khan, Andie MacDowell and other celebrities open the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival

'Now, I am attempting eight lines in Bengali, please bear with me,' he told a capacity crowd at Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium

My Bengali will get better, says Shah Rukh at KIFF

Curtains were raised on the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival today with the screening of Iranian film 'Yellow'.

KIFF: Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, SRK, Kajol and bevy of stars attend inaugural function

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