Highlights: Celebrating films at 29th Kolkata International Film Festival

As a part of the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival, exhibitions were inaugurated to commemorate Mrinal Sen and Dev Anand on their birth centenaries over the past few days. Apart from regular film screenings, the festival is also hosting Cine Addas to discuss the role of music in films, the latest trends in Bengali films and more.

"A culture can be defined by percussions. The way people walk and talk are influenced by the rhythms from their countries" – Pandit Bickram Ghosh

"People know music directors, but we have had maestros composing background scores, who are not as popular. Raichand Boral, Pankaj Mullick and V Balsara are some such names" - Pandit Debojyoti Bose

"Background scores in Indian films can’t be imagined without Ravi Shankar. Ustad Bahadur Khan was another maestro who created magic with very few instruments" – Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar