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Kolkata produces the best of Indian cinema: SRK

Kolkata produces the best of Indian cinema and is an important cultural and literary centre in the country, says Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

Updated on: Nov 11, 2011, 13:31:16 IST
PTI | By , Kolkata
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Kolkata produces the best of Indian cinema and is an important cultural and literary centre in the country, says Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

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"I really believe in the cinema of Bengal. We have some of the best cinema coming in from this part of the country," Khan told reporters here.

"It is a very important city from the point of culture. It has also produced some of the best literature in the country," the 46-year-old SRK who is here to inaugurate the Kolkata Film Festival, said.

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Veteran Bengali actress Sharmila Tagore will be joining him at the inauguration ceremony at Netaji Indoor Stadium for the eight-day film festival where 150 films from 50 countries will be screened.

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