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International Film Festival of India Opening Ceremony in Goa Combines Spectacle With Business
The opening ceremony of the 55th IFFI in Goa crammed in several Bollywood-style performances, but also took time to deal with the business of cinema.
On the business front, on the back of the India-Colombia audiovisual coproduction agreement that was signed in October, the first look at a film examining the role of guru and spiritual leader Sri Ravi Shankar in bringing peace to Colombia was unveiled. The blockbuster success of Bollywood horror-comedy “Stree 2” was celebrated on stage with director Amar Kaushik and stars Rajkummar Rai and Abhishek Banerjee, who hosted the ceremony alongside actor Bhumi Pednekar. Actors felicitated on stage included Jayam Ravi, Jaideep Ahlawat, R. Sarathkumar, Randeep Hooda, whose directorial debut “Veer Savarkar” opens IFFI’s Indian Panorama strand, Nagarjuna, Amala and Nithya Menen.
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