Kartik perfromed at the opening ceremony of IFFI on Sunday. He set the stage on fire with some of his most iconic songs including Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2's title track and the recent Kaala Jaadu from his upcoming release Freddy.
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur emphasised on how powerful content has the abilities to achieve global stature irrespective of language and region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated and praised Superstar Chiranjeevi for winning Indian Film Personality of the Year at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
The special announcement was made by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur at the film festival. However, the actor was not present at the festival.
Several members of the film industry including veteran writer Vijayendra Prasad, veteran actor Paresh Rawal, actors Ajay Devgn, Suneil Shetty and Manoj Bajpayee were felicitated with special honours at the opening ceremony of IFFI 2022.
From opening up about what the new edition of IFFI has in store for cinephiles to talking about the magic of Indian cinema, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur talked about different aspects of film industry.
To mark the golden jubilee of Manipuri cinema, IFFI 53-Asia's oldest film festival - will showcase Five Feature and five Non-Feature films, curated by Manipur State Film Development Society under Indian Panorama.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Bollywood celebrities Ajay Devgn, Sunil Shetty, and Prabhu Deva would attend the opening ceremony of the international Film festival of India to be held at Syam Prasad Mukherjee stadium at Goa's Bambolim today.