The Kolkata International Film Festival 2023 was thrown open by a number of stars together with famous person Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha and others from the leisure business. Brand Ambassador for West Bengal, Sourav Ganguly was additionally current on the opening ceremony. The spotlight of the night was the second when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, egged on by Salman Khan and Mahesh Bhatt shook a leg with the theme tune of the movie competition sung by Arijit Singh being performed. It was Salman Khan who invited the Chief Minister to affix him in just a few steps.

Salman Khan appreciated the simplicity of Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat, which he had visited just a few months in the past. “Her house is actually smaller than mine. And I am jealous of the fact that how can somebody in this position have a house which is smaller than mine. Now I don’t wish for a smaller house, but she has given me a big complex. That only shows how simple her people are and we don’t need that much,” Salman Khan mentioned throughout his tackle, resulting in an applause.

In a pointy distinction from his contemporaries, Salman Khan and his dad and mom dwell in two flats in Galaxy Apartments at Bandstand at Bandra (West), Mumbai. Salman Khan lives in a modest 1 Bedroom-Kitchen-Hall (BHK) residence on the bottom ground of Galaxy Apartments, regardless of being such an enormous star. Salman Khan’s one BHK home has an “L” formed living-cum-dining room. Salman Khan’s bed room is a 170 to 190 sq ft room that’s dominated by the mattress and the small flat has only one toilet. The household nevertheless owns an enormous farmhouse in Panvel on the outskirts of Mumbai in Raigad district.

Mamata Banerjee additionally continues to dwell in her modest house at Kalighat in Kolkata. After changing into Chief Minister, she didn’t shift into any official residence. Her private dwelling quarters are fairly spartan and easy.

Actor Shatrughan Sinha who’s a Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament from Asansol additionally spoke on the occasion. Sinha thanked Mamata Banerjee for bringing folks from the movie business into politics. “Mamata Didi has brought stars, actors into politics. Hats off to her. People say you are in art and culture, you are in cinema, why are you going there? What will you get out of politics? Today is not the day of politics but I want to say, share a simple quotation. Good people must come forward from any field and come into politics. I have also come because of this quotation only. If good people are not willing to enter into politics, they should be ready to be governed by the bad people,” MP Shatrughan Sinha mentioned describing Mamata Banerjee as an iron woman with a mushy coronary heart. Sonakshi Sinha additionally echoed that sentiment by saying, “Mamata Didi, I have watched you on TV and you look tough and strong, but you are actually we very sweet and very nice.”

Mamata Banerjee additionally welcomed everybody to the occasion. She mentioned, “Bengal is not afraid, and it loves India. Nobody can divide us. We are universal and we are for humanity.” Commenting on Salman Khan’s presence Mamata Banerjee mentioned, “You must promise you will be here next time.” Salman Khan replied, “If you are asking me to come and here for shooting, the sure I will come.” Mamata Banerjee added, “Bengal people can provide all help to you because they love you.” Mamata Banerjee additionally invited Salman Khan for Bhai Dooj and Rakshabandhan to Kolkata and added, “If you are in any trouble, just give us a call and we will be there.”