Spectre actor Monica Bellucci to visit India

She also thanked the organisers for extending the invitation to her. Anupama Chopra, the festival director, told IANS, “Monica Bellucci is an incredible actor, and to my mind, the most beautiful woman in the world. I’m so thrilled that she can come and be with us at the festival.”

Among Bellucci’s films that will be screened are On The Milky Road and Irreversible. According to a source in the know of developments, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap will be in conversation with Bellucci at a session during the gala.

Also, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is likely to host a party for the actor. The 19th edition of the movie jamboree, run by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) will get underway here on October 12 and will run till October 18 across seven venues here.

Over 220 films from 49 countries and filmed in 51 languages are part of the line-up, which will begin with Kashyap’s Mukkabaaz (The Brawler). Popular director John Madden, whose Shakespeare In Love had won an Oscar, and who helmed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel series — widely shot in India — will serve as head of the international jury at the festival.