Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji make starry appearances at Kolkata International Film Festival

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Anand Bose were the chief guests at the festival. Following the inaugural ceremony, the screening of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Abhimaan' featuring Big B and Jaya Bachchan in lead roles was held. 

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has a release coming up after four years, was also among the guests at the Kolkata International Film Festival. Actors Rani Mukerji and Shatrughan Sinha were seen at the star-studded event.

Singer Arjit Singh, who has several hit tracks to his credit, was seen at the Kolkata International Film Festival.

Shah Rukh Khan with Bengali actress Nusrat Jahan at Kolkata International Film Festival yesterday evening. 

Bengal Chief Minister clicked with Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji at Kolkata International Film Festival.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Shah Rukh Khan.

Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, who featured in several films together including 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' and 'Chalte Chalte' attend the Kolkata International Film Festival.

Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan at the Kolkata International Film Festival.

At the event, Mamata Banerjee said that Amitabh Bachchan should be honoured with the Bharat Ratna for his immense contribution to Indian and world cinema. 

The Kolkata International Film Festival will last till December 22. Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra will deliver the Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has a release coming up after four years, was seen giving a warm hug to Amitabh Bachchan at the Kolkata International Film Festival. 

Here, Jaya Bachchan and West Bengal Chief Minister Jaya Bachchan share a happy moment at the Kolkata International Film Festival. 

Amitabh Bachchan thanked the 'City of Joy' for giving him his first job and for giving his wife Jaya Bachchan her first film 'Mahanagar' (The Big City, 1963) directed by Satyajit Ray. The actor's first job was at Kolkata-based Bird & Co, a former British-owned firm. 

The Kolkata International Film Festival which had started in the year 1995, had drawn inspiration from film legends in Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen and many more stalwarts of cinema from Bengal, who have contributed to world cinema; hence the festival has earned international accolade since the very beginning but was somewhat confined to the more sophisticated and learned fraternity, the website of the festival says.

"It was only in the year 2011 under the able leadership of the Hon'ble Chief Minister, West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee that the doors of this gala event were opened to the masses and since then, the spectacle of KIFF has never failed to reach to the common man, touching the hearts of thousands of cine lovers who wait every year to get absorbed in the festivity of world cinema," the website adds.

One of the flagship events of the State Government, KIFF caters to cinema lovers of Kolkata and viewers who want to watch cinema of international standard. The 28th KIFF promises to be even more magnificent and true to its style, the organisers say.