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Priyanka Chopra welcomes
holding of IFFI in Goa
Panaji, Nov. 23 : Welcoming
the idea of holding the International Film Festival of India here, film
actress Priyanka Chopra today said the film industry will have a larger
participation in the event due to Goa's proximity to Mumbai.
"Since the festival is held
in Goa, it is much easier for us in the Hindi film industry to take part
in IFFI, to just come to Goa for a film or two and go back," she said while
reacting to criticism that Bollywood did not take much interest in festivals
like IFFI.
"I cannot speak for other
actors, but as for myself, I would love to participate in a festival like
this beyond just performing on stage for the inaugural ceremony," Chopra
told reporters here.
"However, tight shooting
schedules don't allow me to do so. Otherwise, I would love to catch a film."
Chopra and Bollywood stars
like Salman Khan, Bipasha Basu, Esha Deol and Riteish Deshmukh are participating
in IFFI's inaugural ceremony. She was full of praise for the organsiers
of IFFI, saying, "This festival will have everything from movies to fun
activities and a good representation from all parts of the Indian film
industry, not just Bollywood."
Festival Director Pyarelal
defended the decision to issue over 5,000 delegate passes even though both
screening venues for the event had a total seating capacity of 2,100.
"This year we have made
sure that arrangements are streamlined and there should be no problem.
Even in Cannes, the practice is to issue more delegate passes, but finally
everyone is accommodated. We do not expect any problems," he said.
The 10-day festival is being
inaugurated this evening by veteran actor Shashi Kapoor
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