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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan attended the inauguration of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Friday, virtually. Describing the people of the nation as his extended family, he dedicated the year 2021 to the extended family.
“A family does not necessarily mean just sons and daughters and parents. I think it implies extended family people of the states the entire country. One must resolve to work for this extended family in 2021, after the pandemic-hit 2020,” Khan said in his speech. I am good at dance and singing and entertaining on the screens. I know to win people s hearts Heart suit I pledge and we should all pledge that from today onwards all of us should do our respective work for the country, he added.
India is currently engaged with the US government to minimise inconvenience to Indian nationals in the US, said the Ministry of External Affairs after the White House had issued a proclamation extending restrictions on the entry of immigrants and non-immigrants, including H-1B visas.
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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the actor could not attend the festival physically and apologized to the audiences for the same.
The actor recently shared a video wishing his fans on New Year.
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New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan, who is the brand ambassador of West Bengal, attended the virtual inauguration of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) from Mumbai on Friday (January 8). Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the actor could not attend the festival physically and apologized to the audiences for the same.
The festival was inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Greeting the CM, SRK said that he misses hugging her. “Mera bohat dil kar raha hai ki main wahan par hota (I really wish I could have been there). But all I can say from here is that I love you all and I miss Bengal. Mamata di, I miss you and miss hugging you. Inshallah when I come next time jo bohat hi jald h
The first day first show of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival did not see a long queue in front of Nandan like every other year. But the audience, lacking in numbers, did not lack in enthusiasm.
“The queue usually reaches till the Nandan gate and then turns alongside Sisir Mancha building towards the Sisir Mancha gate. This year it did not reach anywhere close to even the Nandan gate,” said Parash Acharya, a festival regular, waiting for the Federico Fellini classic 8½ to begin.
Of the 984 seats in Nandan 1, 436 were free to be booked on the portal bookyshow.com under the reduced seating arrangement in keeping with Covid safety protocol. “There were 226 bookings for the 9am show but less than 200 turned up,” said an usher.