51st
edition
of
International
Film
Festival
of
India
aka
IFFI
has
finally
begun
today
(January
16,
2021)
in
Goa.
The
big
event
will
be
held
from
January
16
to
24
in
the
state
of
beaches.
Earlier
today,
the
official
Twitter
handle
of
IFFI
informed
everyone
that
Sandalwood
superstar
Kichcha
Sudeep
will
be
the
chief
guest
for
the
opening
ceremony.
He
will
declare
the
festival
open
along
with
Union
Minister
Prakash
Javadekar.
But
did
you
know
that
ace-director
Priyadarshan
also
graced
the
opening
ceremony
of
IFFI
2021?
The
latest
pictures
from
the
event
showed
Priyadarshan
sitting
along
with
Kichcha
Sudeep
and
other
dignitaries,
as
they
were
all
set
to
raise
the
curtains
on
one
of
the
biggest
film
festivals
in
the
world.
Kichcha
Sudeep
looked
dapper
in
a
black
Indo-western
outfit,
while
Priyadarshan
opted
for
a
grey
shirt
and
black
trousers.
Notably,
all
the
people
can
be
seen
sitting
far
from
each
other,
as
they
are
following
the
mandatory
norms
of
social
distancing
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Also
Read
:
Kichcha
Sudeep
To
Grace
IFFI
2021's
Opening
Ceremony
As
Chief
Guest
For
the
unversed,
the
51st
IFFI
will
have
limited
seating
in
film
screenings
and
other
events
due
to
the
pandemic.
Moreover,
the
festival
is
being
held
in
a
hybrid
mode,
and
it
will
have
a
line-up
of
a
total
of
224
films
from
across
the
globe.
The
opening
ceremony
was
held
at
Dr
Shyama
Prasad
Mukherjee
Indoor
Stadium
at
Panaji,
Goa.
The
51st
IFFI
was
postponed
from
November
2020
due
to
the
pandemic
and
will
be
held
from
January
16-24,
2021.