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Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol Light Up Kolkata Film Fest

The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.

Suresh Mathew
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The 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival had a starry inaugural session on 11 November with Bollywood biggies like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Parineeti Chopra and Sanjay Dutt in attendance. Shah Rukh floored the audience by speaking in Bengali while Bachchan spoke about the role of women in Indian cinema and recited a poem from his latest hit Pink.

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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Mamata Banerjee exchanges notes with Jaya Bachchan at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Mamata Banerjee makes a point while the Bachchans are all ears. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Bachchan proceeds to lit the inaugural lamp at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
The KIFF will go on from 11 to 18 November. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Bachchan lights the lamp at the inaugural ceremony while Shah Rukh Khan and Parineeti Chopra look on. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Shah Rukh doing his bit at the inaugural ceremony. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Time for a photo-op. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
The 22nd KIFF will have a special focus on Chinese films. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
SRK shares a secret with Mamata di. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
The Badshah’s salaam to the audience. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
SRK and Kajol share notes. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Parineeti tries to make a point while SRK and Kajol are in conversation. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
The big hug, SRK and and Bachchan at the Kolkata International Film Festival. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Bachchan, Mamata Banerjee and Shah Rukh at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Mamata and SRK look amused at the little girls who were part of the inaugural session. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Shah Rukh Khan poses with a Bengali actress at the Festival. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Bachchan and Shah Rukh at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.
Sanjay Dutt (2nd from Left) was also at the grand inaugural ceremony in Kolkata on Friday. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

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