IFFI 2023: 'Dhak Dhak' girl Madhuri Dixit & Shahid Kapoor to perform at opening; Ayushmann Khurrana to felicitate Michael Douglas on final day
IFFI) in Goa, where actors Sara Ali Khan, Pankaj Tripathi and Vijay Sethupathi will also unveil the first looks of their upcoming films. The 54th edition of the film 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 event, which will also feature performances by Shriya Saran, Nushratt Bharucha.
The guests also include Sethupathi, Sara, Tripathi, Sunny Deol, Karan Johar, Shantanu Moitra, Shreya Ghoshal and Sukhwinder Singh, among others.
«IFFI has been growing every year thanks to the passion of our filmmakers from across the country and the collaboration that we have been able to forge with the directors and producers from across the world,» Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said in a statement.
«As we take forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of strengthening India's global position across all sectors, cinema, arts and culture can empower our youth to foray on the world stage with stories that are global in essence and local at heart.
Indeed, IFFI has become the perfect platform for establishing collaborations, joint productions and cutting-edge technology,» he added.
Dixit, who was bestowed with the Indian Film Personality honour at IFFI last year, will perform on a medley of her chartbuster songs.
«Cinema has given me so much, it's time to give something back in return.
What better way to do so than through song and dance which is integral to not just Indian cinema, but Indian culture as well,» the actress said.
Kapoor said he is looking forward to performing for the live audience.
«Doing great work comes naturally when you're passionate about what
