Kolkata: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and yesteryear's actress Sharmila Tagore will inaugurate the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) starting Nov 10. Veteran actress Supriya Devi will be the guest of honour at the inaugural.

Bengali movie star Koel Mullick will be the thali girl for the opening, her father and KFF chairperson actor Ranjit Mullick said.

"The opening film will be 'The Magican' by Holland's Joram Lursen," he added.

There are many firsts attached to 17th KFF - for the first time, the eight-day fest, concluding Nov 17, would have a competitive section, a big dash of Bollywood glamour, screenings at a multiplex and inaugural event at the Netaji indoor stadium instead of the Nandan Film Complex, which has been the nerve centre of the event since its inception in 1995.

It would also be the first time that former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the moving force behind the festival till last year, would not be a part of the gala after being voted out of power in the state assembly polls.

The fest will see screening of 150 movies, a heady mix of socio-communicational values and popular entertainment, from 50 countries.