MUMBAI: Eros Entertainment‘s Aladin will be the first ever Hindi film to kick off the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) in New York.

The film which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh and debutante Jacqueline Fernandes will be screened at The Paris Theatre on 28 October.

Said director Sujoy Ghosh, "It is a wish come true to be chosen as the opening film for SAIFF. A lot of people have worked over a long period to make Aladin and an honour like this fully makes it worthwhile. It‘s a great platform for an Indian film to be showcased to a global audience. I am grateful to SAIFF for making this happen."