আমি স্বপ্নেও ভাবিনি বাংলার সাংসদ হয়ে কলকাতা চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবের অংশ হব: শত্রুঘ্ন সিনহা

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পশ্চিমবঙ্গের সঙ্গে আমার বহুদিনের সম্পর্ক। কিন্তু কখনও স্বপ্নেও ভাবেনি যে আমি একদিন বাংলার সাংসদ হব, এবং কলকাতা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসবের অংশ হব। বললেন শত্রুঘ্ন সিনহা  ~ED.1~

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00:00With an attitude of gratitude, I wish to salute, applaud, appreciate and congratulate our most

00:28dear Honourable Chief Minister of Bengal, the lady of substance, the lady who has become

00:39a role model today in the era of women empowerment, Mamata Mai Iron Lady Mamata Banerjee.

00:55She has been organising film festivals and I'm so grateful to her, that's why I said

01:02with an attitude of gratitude, I salute her for making me a part of the Bengal Kolkata

01:09International Film Festival, for making me a part of Bengal culture, Bengali cinema and

01:17politics.

01:18Thank you very much, Mamataji.

01:20I'm grateful indeed.

01:23All the distinguished guests on the dais, especially my most favourite, the lady, Madhubimukher

01:51ji.

01:52Mrs. Madhubimukher ji, I salute them.

01:56I said she's my most favourite because I've seen many of her films since my childhood

02:01and especially since I was in FTII and our Vice Principal over there at the FTII was

02:09a great director from Bengal, India, Mr. Hrithik Ghatak, late and great Mr. Hrithik Ghatak.

02:18Many films I have seen and Satyajit Ray, the icon, the cult figure.

04:18I'll be very brief now and a brief story of mine.

04:29I'll tell you that I started my career, rather I got selected for FTII in Bengal in Kolkata

04:38and the person who was very kind and helpful to me during my selection was a great director,

04:47late and great Mr. Minal Sen.

05:17He's no more, a very dear friend of ours.

06:46All the people who have come over here, time and again I have met you over here.

06:59Mamta ji, grateful to you once again.

07:03Long live Mamta Banerjee.

07:05There will be a lot of talk about your achievements.

07:08There will be talk about films, politics.

07:12This is not a political stage, so I won't talk about politics.

07:16But when it comes to social and cultural things, apart from cinema,

07:21then there will definitely be two things.

07:24One, the Bengali festival which has become a world festival today, Durga Puja.

07:33And Durga Puja has been declared a heritage festival by the United Nations.

07:41This was declared, this association was formed, this name was given, this respect was given.

07:46This happened because of Mamta ji's leadership and Mamta ji's struggle.

07:52And secondly, the Bengali language, the language of Guru Ravindranath Tagore,

08:00the language of Sharan Chandra, the language of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose,

08:07the language of Mamta Banerjee, the language of all of us,

08:12such a lovely language, such a beautiful language,

08:18that language is also a result of Mamta ji's struggle.

08:24In her leadership, the Bengali language has been given a special recognition,

08:31a special heritage, a special place.

08:34For that, along with all of you, I salute Mamta ji's leadership.

08:41All of you are very good.

08:43We announce today's opening of Kolkata 30th International Film Festival.

08:53We thank you.

08:55And we always want to assure you that whatever happens,

09:00wherever I am, I am yours in every situation.

09:05I was yours and I will always be yours.

09:08Jai Bangla. Jai Hind.

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