Bollywood megastar Shahrukh Khan will be the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the 38th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2007) at Goa on 23 November 2007.4 months, 3 weeks & 2 days the Romanian film that was awarded the Palme D’OR at Cannes 2007 - has been selected as the opening film at the festial.

The Director of DFF - Smt. Neelam Kapur said that the opening ceremony would be simple and elegant and keeping with international standards and announced that Shahrukh Khan will be the chief guest at the inauguration. She added that the inaugural ceremony will be attended by P. R. Dasmunsi - Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairsand Digambar Kamat - Chief Minister of Goa besides several important film personalities.

The inaugural lamp will be lit with the assistance of Priyamani, a rising star of southern cinema.

The Director of the opening film Cristian Mungiu and the main actress, Anamaria Marinca are expected to be present at the inaugural ceremony.