As the 49th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is organising a special section for sports films, members from the film fraternity including Akshay Kumar, Chitrangda Singh, Reema Kagti and Rakesh Omprakash Mehra will attend the gala to present their sports-centric films.

Among those selected from the sports section to be screened at the event are Gold, Soorma, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, 1983, Mary Kom, and MSD: The Untold Story.

Akshay Kumar & Chitrangada Singh To Present Their Respective Movies - Gold & Soorma At IFFI 2018
Akshay Kumar, Chitrangda Singh To Present Their Respective Movies – Gold & Soorma At IFFI 2018

Indian sportspersons, the sports section, which is being introduced under the Khelo India campaign, will take place at the Joggers’ Park in Altinho.

Apart from this, the festival will showcase 212 films from over 68 countries. Israel will be the country of focus at the gala, where there will be a retrospective section of Ingmar Bergman, marking 100 years of the filmmaker’s birth.

IFFI will be held in Goa from November 20-28.

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