Despite the state government lifting the 50 per cent occupancy norms and relaxing the rules, screening venues like Nandan I, II, III, Rabindra Sadan and Sisir Mancha, were less crowded as compared to pre-Covid times.
Anubhav Sinha will share his views on the subject, Social Responsibility In Mainstream Indian Cinema. His film Mulk will also be screened at the fest.
Taking to Twitter she said: "Together we will overcome this pandemic. But the show must go on. We are going ahead with #KIFF 2021 virtually, on a smaller scale. Glad that my brother Shahrukh Khan will join us virtually at the inaugural event on Jan 8, 4pm. Watch Kolkata International Film Festival live".
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), scheduled to be held in November, has been deferred to January next year due to the Covid19 pandemic, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday.
