Opening Ceremony: IFFI 2023: Madhuri Dixit, Shahid Kapoor to carry out at opening; Ayushmann Khurrana to honour Michael Douglas on closing

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Opening Ceremony: IFFI 2023: Madhuri Dixit, Shahid Kapoor to carry out at opening; Ayushmann Khurrana to honour Michael Douglas on closing

Bollywood stars Shahid Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit will carry out on the star-studded opening ceremony of the Worldwide Movie Pageant of India (IFFI) in Goa, the place actors Sara Ali Khan, Pankaj Tripathi and Vijay Sethupathiwill even unveil the primary seems of their upcoming movies. The 54th version of the movie gala will kickstart with the ceremony, to be held at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji on November 20.
Actors Aparshakti Khurrana and Karishma Tanna will host the opening occasion, which will even function performances by Shriya Saran, Nushratt Bharucha.
The company additionally embrace Sethupathi, Sara, Tripathi, Sunny Deol, Karan Johar, Shantanu Moitra, Shreya Ghoshal and Sukhwinder Singh, amongst others.
“IFFI has been rising yearly due to the fervour of our filmmakers from throughout the nation and the collaboration that we now have been in a position to forge with the administrators and producers from internationally,” Data and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur mentioned in an announcement.
“As we take ahead Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of strengthening India’s international place throughout all sectors, cinema, arts and tradition can empower our youth to foray on the world stage with tales which might be international in essence and native at coronary heart. Certainly, IFFI has develop into the right platform for establishing collaborations, joint productions and cutting-edge know-how,” he added.

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Dixit, who was bestowed with the Indian Movie Persona honour at IFFI final 12 months, will carry out on a medley of her chartbuster songs.
“Cinema has given me a lot, it is time to give one thing again in return. What higher manner to take action than via tune and dance which is integral to not simply Indian cinema, however Indian tradition as nicely,” the actor mentioned.
Shahid mentioned he’s wanting ahead to performing for the dwell viewers.
“Doing nice work comes naturally once you’re obsessed with what you do. And performing in entrance of a dwell viewers is one thing I’ve really liked ever since I can bear in mind… Because of IFFI I get to try this yet another time in Goa on November twentieth,” he mentioned.

For the newest version, the IFFI has invited actors and filmmakers to advertise their upcoming movies on the opening gala.
Johar and Sara together with the group of “Ae Watan Mere Watan” will unveil the primary look of the thriller drama. Sukhwinder Singh will sing the movie’s inspiring title monitor in the course of the showcase.
“Ae Watan Mere Watan” chronicles the journey of Usha Mehta who in the course of the 1942 Give up India Motion began an underground radio station, Congress Radio, which for just a few months broadcast uncensored and even banned information.
Tripathi, Moitra, Ghoshal and Taba Chake will introduce crime-thriller “Kadak Singh”, directed by Aniruddha Roy Choudhary.
“The IFFI competition has at all times provided a platform for uplifting tales and storytellers who unmask corruption and clear the system, thereby inspiring and empowering us,” Tripathi mentioned.
“Jawan” star Sethupathi will launch the trailer of black comedy “Gandhi Talks”, a silent movie additionally starring Arvind Swami, Siddharth Jadhav and Aditi Rao Hydari.
The competition will even be attended by Michael Douglas and his actor-wife Catherine Zeta Jones, Salman Khan, Vidya Balan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Anupam Kher, Vicky Kaushal, Siddharth Malhotra, AR Rahman, amongst different celebrities.
The closing ceremony on November 28 will probably be headlined by Ayushmann Khurrana and famend music composer Amit Trivedi.
Along with his efficiency, Ayushmann pays a tribute to Douglas, the recipient of the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.
Trivedi will curate a particular rendition of the ‘Sounds of Bharat’ alongside a medley of his superhit songs.
There will probably be a specifically curated efficiency by the ‘Concord of the Pines’ orchestra of the Himachal Pradesh police arousing nationalistic fervour.
Viacom Media Pvt. Ltd. is the unique media and broadcasting companion of the opening and shutting ceremonies for the second consecutive 12 months and would broadcast them on COLORS channel and OTT platform JioCinema.