9-day international film festival kicks off in Goa today

On Sunday evening, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan

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Goa Governor PS Sreedharan, and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will all be on hand to bestow their accolades.

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Goa will play host to the 53rd annual International Film Festival of India (IFFI) beginning on November 20.

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Actors Pankaj Tripathi, Suneil Shetty, Prabhu Deva, Manoj Bajpayee, and Ajay Devgn will all be honoured

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On Sunday evening, Anurag Thakur, L. Murugan, PS Sreedharan, Pramod Sawant, and the Governor of Goa will be on hand to bestow the honours.

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There will also be the premiere of several short films commemorating the Independence Day anniversary.

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