PANJIM: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will inaugurate the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), India’s biggest and Asia’s oldest film festival, while Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Personality of the Year Award.
Speaking about IFFI, Khan said, “It’s an exciting time for world cinema and especially Indian cinema. It’s wonderful that our country has opened its doors, with the International Film Festival of India, providing a platform to showcase some of the finest films from across the globe.” Hesaid “As IFFI gets into its 48th year, I look forward to inaugurating the festival and celebrating what I regard in many ways as the future of cinema. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to delegates to India”.
