New Delhi / Team Digital. Rani Mukherjee will be visiting Kolkata to inaugurate the Kolkata International Film Festival along with the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. The 28th edition of the film festival has invited Rani as a guest of honor for her illustrious career spanning the last 25 years and her irreplaceable contribution to the Indian film industry. In this inaugural function he will be honored among the dignitaries of world cinema, Indian cinema and West Bengal.
As a highly successful popular film star who has sustained and re-invented herself cinematically over the decades, she is an inspiration to Bengali youth.
Rani said, “Going to Kolkata is always special for me as it brings back memories of my childhood and reminds me of my love for cinema which was instilled in me as a child. The Kolkata International Film Festival celebrates the legacy of filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen and many more Bengali artistes and technicians who have contributed to the making of this vibrant Indian film industry and I am honored that this For the time being they have decided to celebrate my career and honor me along with other achievers. It is a very proud moment for me and I am really happy to receive this honor in the presence of stalwarts of West Bengal, India and world cinema.”