At the opening of the 20th Kolkata International Film Festival (Kiff), Shahrukh Khan (SRK) urged dignitaries to relish what Kolkata has to offer.
Addressing the audience, SRK spoke in Bengali, in keeping with his promise last year: “I had promised last year that I would speak in Bengali this time… ami Bangla e kotha bole khub anondito (I am very happy to speak in Bengali). Jodi kono bhool hoye thaake amake khome korben (forgive me if I make any mistakes).”
SRK, the brand ambassador of Bengal and one of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s go-to-guys for inaugurating mega-scale events, regaled the audiences in his usual suave style.
At the opening he stressed the importance of cinema in bringing people together: “Social networking allows you to interact with others without really interacting with others. This is why cinema matters, because it brings people together in a single experience of life to which they relate collectively.”
– Oneindia.in