I want to play comic roles: Vidya Balan
Dec 07, 2024, at 11:01 am
Donning the same saree which she wore at the premiere of her debut film Bhalo Theko in Kolkata way back in 2003, Bollywood star Vidya Balan graced the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) where the 21-year-old Bengali movie was screened as a special tribute to late director Goutam Halder. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with the actor on her illustrious cinematic journey... Excerpts...
Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor grace 29th KIFF inauguration
Dec 06, 2023, at 04:10 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, senior actor Anil Kapoor were among the top personalities from tinseltown to inaugurate the 29th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.
COVID-19 surge: West Bengal govt decides to postpone 27th Kolkata International Film Festival
Jan 05, 2022, at 10:25 pm
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Wednesday announced its decision of temporarily postponing the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.
26th KIFF to be inaugurated amid Covid-19 in Kolkata today
Jan 08, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The 26th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be inaugurated amid Covid-19 pandemic here on Friday.
26th KIFF rescheduled to Jan 2021 over Covid-19 spread
Oct 29, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The 26th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) has been rescheduled to January, 2021 over the spread of Covid-19.
25th KIFF: Competition in Indian language films
Nov 10, 2019, at 12:11 pm
Every year, the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) presents a host of excellent films and this year is no exception. It would be interesting to pick a few films that finally went through a gruelling contest with other films and now have pride of place at the festival.
KIFF: Iconic silent era Australian film The Sentimental Bloke screened at Nandan
Nov 14, 2018, at 11:26 am
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS) The iconic Australian film The Sentimental Bloke drew a slender crowd in Nandan III, one of the venues of the ongoing Kolkata International Film Festival. But few were aware that this film, besides being a very good film made way back in 1918-1919, has a history of its own.
The Morocco Connection at 23rd KIFF
Nov 16, 2017, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Cinema of Morocco which features under the section Contemporary Moroccan Cinema has proved to be perhaps the biggest draw of the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) at Nandan 2.
23rd KIFF: Cinema for children and adults
Nov 14, 2017, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS): Today is Children’s Day. Every Year, KIFF includes a section for children under the label of Children’s Screenings, Sometimes these films apply more to adult audiences because they have a social agenda