8-yr-old Kashmiri actor inaugurates film fest in Kolkata

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 19 2020 | 10:05 PM IST

Eight-year-old Talha Arshad Reshi, the child artiste of National award-winning Urdu film 'Hamid', inaugurated the 9th Kolkata International Children's Film Festival here on Sunday.

In his speech, the boy from Jammu and Kashmir said, "It is an honour for me to be here and get the opportunity (to inaugurate the festival)."
Reshi, who got the 'Best Child Actor' award at the 66th National Film Awards, said, "Hamid is the story of an 8- year-old child who loses his father in a conflict zone. I will request you to watch the film. You will love it."

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First Published: Jan 19 2020 | 10:05 PM IST

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