The International Film Festival of India IFFI got off to a glittering start here this evening amid fanfare surrounding two of Indian cinemas biggest superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth. The 45th edition of the festival being held for the first time at the newly-built Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium instead of the usual venue here was opened by Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley. Bollywood BigB Amitabh the chief guest of the event gave an extensive speech on the evolution of Indian cinema saying it always played an important role in national integration. Superstar Rajinikanth was conferred with the special centenary award for Indian film personality. An audio-visual presentation of the Tamil superstars more than three decades work was shown at the ceremony An emotional Rajinikanth touched Bachchans feet addressing him as big brother BigB. The opening ceremony hosted by veteran actor Anupam Kher and actress Raveena Tandon commenced with half-an-hour- long dance tribute to Indian cinemas greatest dancing legends Vyjayanthimala Waheeda Rehman and Kamal Haasan by the troupe of national award winning dancer Shobhana Pillai. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said his government has accepted the challenge to develop required infrastructure for the festival. The festival will also pay homage to departed talents Robin Williams Richard Attenborough Zohra Sehgal Suchitra Sen and Farooq Shaikh by screening some of their films.
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