Amitabh Bachchan is already in Kolkata shooting for Shoojit Sircar’s movie Piku with Deepika Padukone and has been seen at various times on Howrah Bridge inside a car and in Shyambazar – riding a bicycle. He has tasted a couple of fast foods of Kolkata, foods like jilebi and kachori.
Anyway, the KIFF promises to be heady mix of Bollywood, Hollywood and the best of world cinema would be there for the audience. It seems there would be 137 films from 60 countries and there would be 40 international delegates and 15 segments. There will be 31 Indian films, including 13 Bengali films.
Hollywood classics such as Guns of Navarone, The Sound of Music and Jighangsa by Ajoy Kar will be screened at the 'Centenary Tribute' section.
Incidentally, it will be for the first time that the festival would turn competitive with 15 films by women directors from across the globe who would be competing for the top jury award -- the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger trophy in the Women Directors segment.
Headed by award-winning Australian filmmaker Paul Cox, the jury will comprise Iranian director Nikki Karimi and Indian filmmaker Amol Palekar and others.
The screening locations will be spread across 12 venues and the KIFF will conclude on November 17.
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