IFFI opening ceremony: Ajay Devgn-Kartik Aaryan shake hands; Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan make style statement

Bollywood actors Kartik Aaryan, Ajay Devgn shake hands and greet each other with warmth and positivity.

And the ceremony has officially begun! The opening ceremony of the coveted 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in Goa on Sunday. This event is held under the banner of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. As many as 280 films from 79 countries will be screened at this year’s IFFI. Do have a look at the top glimpses of the event below. 2022 has been a special year for Kartik Aaryan as well as Ajay Devgn. For Devgn, six films of his have been released for public viewing this year, five of which were released in theatres. In 2022, Devgn made his OTT debut with the web series Rudra on Disney Plus Hotstar. After this, five films of his hit the theatres namely Runway 34, Gangubai Kathiawadi, RRR, Thank God, and the latest film Drishyam 2 which was released yesterday. For Kartik Aaryan, it is for the first time that his comedy horror film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 emerged in the list of 2022’s highest-grossing Bollywood films after Brahmastra and earned the second spot.

Kartik Aaryan sets stage on fire with his epic dance moves

Kartik Aaryan had set the stage on fire with his epic dance moves. The 31-year-old actor made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011) and since then, there has been no turning back in his career.

Kartik Aaryan dances on a song from his film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Some of the popular works of Kartik Aaryan are romantic comedies like Luka Chuppi and Pati Patni Aur Woh (both 2019), and the comedy horror film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022).

Sara Ali Khan sets stage on fire with her mesmerizing stage performance

On the work front, Sara Ali Khan will next star in Laxman Utekar's as-yet-untitled next opposite Vicky Kaushal. She will also star in Gaslight alongside Vikrant Massey. She will play the lead role in Amazon Prime's Ae Watan Mere Watan as well.

Varun Dhawan dances with Mrunal Thakur, Aparshakti Khurana

Varun Dhawan danced with actors Mrunal Thakur and Aparshakti Khurana at the opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which was held in Goa on Sunday.

Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan meet Union Minister Anurag Thakur at the event

Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan gracefully met Union Minister Anurag Thakur at the event.