India`s biggest cinematic event International Film Festival of India also called IFFI, will open in Goa on Wednesday. The Opening ceremony of the 50th edition of IFFI will begin at 3:30 PM at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Panjim. The Governor of Goa c, Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Shripad Naik will grace the occasion. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other state officials will be representing the host state. Superstars Rajnikant and Amitabh Bachhan are special invitees. During the opening ceremony, Rajinikanth will be conferred with the Special Icon of Golden Jubilee award. Amitabh Bachchan`s seven to eight films, including "Sholay", will be screened throughout the festival. Celebrated French actor Isabelle Huppert will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award. In its golden jubilee year, the festival will also screen 50 films by 50 female filmmakers to acknowledge the contribution of women in cinema. In a first, the movie gala will screen films with audio deion for the visually impaired. The opening ceremony will witness the versatile Shankar Mahadevan performing with his troupe. Almost ten thousand delegates and 76 countries are participating in IFFI 2019. 8 state pavilions have been set up. Around 300 movies are to be screened at IFFI this time.