Ananth Nag will be the guest of honour at BIFFes

Inaugural film is Bomb, A Love Story

Ananth Nag.

Renowned Kannada actor Ananth Nag will be the guest of honour at the 11th Edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival (Biffes), which will begin on February 21. Hindi filmmaker Rahul Rawail will share the dais with Ananth Nag at the inaugural ceremony of the film carnival, which will be held in the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha on Thursday. Actor Harshika Poonacha will assist in lighting the lamp.

With this, the tradition of inviting Bollywood ‘glamour stars’ as the guest of honour was broken.

Primarily known for his work in Kannada cinema, Ananth Nag has carved a niche for himself in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Marathi films. He is the recipient of several awards.

Rahul Rawail has 17 films to his credit, including Love Story, Betaab, Arjun and Dacait. He headed the jury of the Indian Panorama at the 49th International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2018.

Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will inaugurate the eight-day Biffes.

Bomb, A Love Story , a 97-minute Iranian feature film by Payman Maadi, will be the inaugural film of this edition of Biffes. This film depicts romance in the war stricken Iran of the 80s. It is about Tehran, the Iranian capital, which was bombed. The film is about how love and emotions, life and hope wash away the horrific image of war.