Chief Guest and noted film actress Waheeda Rehman lighting the lamp to inaugurate the 40th International Film Festival (IFFI-2009) at Kala Academy, in Panaji, Goa on November 23, 2009. Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ambika Soni, the Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar V. Kamat, film actress Asin and others are also seen.
Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Saturday pronounced popular actress Thottumkal’s name as "Asian", and when quizzed over it answered that "their (southern) spellings are very different".
Kamat mispronounced the name while reading out the names of dignitaries who would grace the inaugural ceremony at the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at a curtain-raiser press conference at Panaji.
When confused journalists asked Kamat if it was Asin he was talking about, the chief minister said: "Tyanchi spelling tareh tareh chi astat (Their spellings are very different)."
Asin, a Kerala-born actress, has worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films before making her Bollywood debut with Ghajini alongside Aamir Khan. Asin’s second Bollywood film London Dreams starring Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan was released recently.
The 40th edition of the IFFI which will screen nearly 300 films from around 40 countries will be held here from November 23 to December 3.(IANS)
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