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Mithun Chakraborty says he did not get KIFF invitation
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty said he was not invited to the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) while speaking to media on 13 August after a meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at…
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Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty said he was not invited to the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) while speaking to media on 13 August after a meeting with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nandan, Kolkata. He sarcastically called himself a “very small artist” and noted he had been invited to a Moscow film festival instead. The festival is scheduled from 16 to 23 December. Social media users reacted with mixed views, some criticising his political alignment and others supporting him.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that Mithun Chakraborty’s snub is purely political or that he is being petty misses the point. A veteran artist with decades of work in Bengali cinema deserves an invitation to a state film festival. Yet his public sarcasm, delivered after a meeting with a BJP leader, risks being seen as partisan. The test will be whether KIFF organisers acknowledge his contribution or let the issue fester.
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