The 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which commences today in Goa, will display more than 350 rare film posters ranging from 1913 till date at the screening venues.
Vijay Jadhav of the National Film Archives of India (NFAI), which organizes the display for IFFI, said that films ranging from Raja Harishchandra (1913), Kalyancha Khajina (1924), and Sati Savitri (1927) are some of the oldest film posters which will be on display.
"We have handpicked the 350 posters and woven these into a package called ‘Venus'. Of course, we have not brought the original posters to Goa. Had we done that, the fragile originals could have been damaged," he added.
Meanwhile, veteran actor Waheeda Rehman will inaugurate the festival in Panaji, which will be attended by various dignitaries. English actor Sir Ben Kingsley will be the chief guest at the inaugural function. IFFI 2009 is expected to involve participation from at least 50 countries with 200 world-acclaimed films and 6,000 delegates.
