Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Madhur Bhandarkar attend the inaugural edition of Kashi Film Festival

Anupam Khar and Satish Kaushik at day one of Kashi Film Festival

The Kashi Film Festival is taking place in January 2022 ahead of the start of construction work on the ambitious Film City in Gautam Buddh Nagar district.

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The first edition of the three-day Kashi Indian International Film Festival began in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Monday.

State Tourism and Culture Affairs Minister Neelkanth Tiwari celebrated the festival at a grand event in the city in the presence of Bollywood personalities like actor Anupam Kher, filmmaker Rahul Mitra, President of the Association of Film and Television Directors of India Ashok Pandit, director Satish Kaushik and Madhur. inaugurated. Bhandarkar, MP and actor Ravi Kishan, comedian Raju Srivastava, Vinod Bachchan among others.

While Anupam Kher and Ashok Pandit will participate in a panel discussion on the rich cultural heritage of Varanasi, award-winning filmmaker Rahul Mittra will speak on the importance of Uttar Pradesh as a hub of filmmaking and the potential of regional cinema on the second day. Event of 28 December

This will be followed by performances by singers Kailash Kher and Hema Malini among others. The Kashi Film Festival is taking place in January 2022 ahead of the start of construction work on the ambitious Film City in Sector-21 of Yamuna Expressway Development Authority (YEIDA) area of ​​Gautam Budh Nagar district. The project, the construction phase of which will cost around Rs 65,000 crore, is likely to provide employment to 15,000 people.

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