The preparations on the 49th edition of the International Film Festival of India will unfasten today with the gala opening ceremony which showcases the theme of New India through a variety of genres of cinema. A 90-minute power-packed programme incorporating elements and narratives of the rich and diverse kaleidoscope of the Indian film heritage. The delegates and dignitaries can observe a range of performances by mainstream Bollywood artists including Sonu Sood and Shilpa Rao. Mridula Sinha, Governor of Goa, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore.Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Sudin Madhav Dhavalikar state PWD Minister and Prasoon Joshi, Chairperson, Film Certification Appellate Tribunal. Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Julien Landais, Hrishita Bhatt, Madhur Bhandarkar, Subhash Ghai, Arijit Singh, Ramesh Sippy and Chin Hanwill also grace the occasion.
The ceremony is being held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao, Goa, from 4.30 pm onwards. The show will witness the launch of the Film Facilitation Office, an initiative by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
Glimpses of the festival opening film "The Aspern Papers", which tells a story of obsession, grandeur lost and dreams of Byronic adventures will be screened for the audience and the Director of the Film, Julien Landais address the audience on the occasion. Chairman, International competition jury and Polish Director Robert Glinski will also address the gathering. Other jury members, namely Adrian Sitaru, Anna Ferraioli Ravel, Tom Fitz Patrick and Indian member Omprakash Mehra will also be present
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