Photos of first edition of Kashi Film Festival

Actor and MP Ravi Kishan, ACS information Navneet Sehgal, filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar and Rahul Mittra, president of Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association Ashoke Pandit at the inaugural ceremony in Varanasi. (Pics: @MIB_India/Twitter)

Secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting, Shri Apurva Chandra at the venue for Kashi Film Mahotsav.

The three-day film festival, along with the proposed Film City project in Noida, Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP Ravi Kishan said, will serve as an effective tool to prevent local talent from venturing outside of Uttar Pradesh in search of opportunities in the creative fields.

Raju Srivastav performing at Kashi Film Festival

Veteran actors Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik were also present

Manoj Joshi performing excerpts from the play 'Chanakya' written by Mihir Bhuta.

Singer Kailash Kher performing at Kashi Film Festival

Cinema belongs to the world, so let’s aim to take this at the international platform and set an example for the world, said Anupam Kher at Kashi Film Festival.

Secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting, taking a look around the National Film Archive of India exhibition at the venue

Bollywood actors Anupam Kher and Ravi Kishan with comedian Raju Srivastava during the inaugural edition of Kashi Film Festival, in Varanasi. (PTI photo)