Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol Light Up Kolkata Film Fest

The Kolkata International Film Festival got a grand start in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan.

Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Mamata Banerjee, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol at the inaugural ceremony of the 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

The 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival had a starry inaugural session on 11 November with Bollywood biggies like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Parineeti Chopra and Sanjay Dutt in attendance. Shah Rukh floored the audience by speaking in Bengali while Bachchan spoke about the role of women in Indian cinema and recited a poem from his latest hit Pink.

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Mamata Banerjee exchanges notes with Jaya Bachchan at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Mamata Banerjee makes a point while the Bachchans are all ears. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Bachchan proceeds to lit the inaugural lamp at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

The KIFF will go on from 11 to 18 November. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Bachchan lights the lamp at the inaugural ceremony while Shah Rukh Khan and Parineeti Chopra look on. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Shah Rukh doing his bit at the inaugural ceremony. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Time for a photo-op. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

The 22nd KIFF will have a special focus on Chinese films. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

SRK shares a secret with Mamata di. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

The Badshah’s salaam to the audience. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

SRK and Kajol share notes. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Parineeti tries to make a point while SRK and Kajol are in conversation. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

The big hug, SRK and and Bachchan at the Kolkata International Film Festival. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Bachchan, Mamata Banerjee and Shah Rukh at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Mamata and SRK look amused at the little girls who were part of the inaugural session. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Shah Rukh Khan poses with a Bengali actress at the Festival. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Bachchan and Shah Rukh at the 22nd KIFF. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

Sanjay Dutt (2nd from Left) was also at the grand inaugural ceremony in Kolkata on Friday. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)