Film Heritage Foundation organizes Amitabh Bachchan Film Festival to celebrate the cine icon's 80th Birthday. Friday's announcement by Film Heritage Foundation was that a film festival will be held to celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s 80th birthday. The festival will feature 17 screenings of movies featuring the superstar in 17 cities. In partnership with PVR Cinemas, the not-for-profit organization was founded by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (filmmaker and archivist). It has curated 11 blockbuster movies, including Don, Kaala Patthar, and Kaalia.
The event is called Bachchan Back To The Beginning and will last for four days. It opens on October 8 and ends on October 11, when the star's birthday. The gala will feature 172 showcases, 30 screens, and 22 cinema halls across India.
Bachchan stated that he had never imagined that he would see one day when all the films from his early career would appear on the big screen.
“It is a remarkable initiative of the Film Heritage Foundation and PVR to showcase not just my work, but the work of my directors, fellow actors and technicians of the time who made these films possible.
“It brings back an era that is gone, but not forgotten. This is why saving India’s film heritage is so important. I hope that this is just the beginning of many festivals that will celebrate landmark films of Indian cinema back on the big screen,” the 79-year-old actor, said in a statement.
According to the Film Heritage Foundation press release, audiences in cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad will be able to see iconic films in cinema halls. Other titles that will be shown as part of this festival include Kabhie Kabhie Amar Akbar Anthony and Namak Halaal.