[4] The opening ceremony on 20 November 2023, hosted by Karishma Tanna and Aparshakti Khurana was aired live on Colors TV and JioCinema.

[7][8] The festival closed on 28 November with The Featherweight an American biographical sports drama film on professional boxer Willie Pep by Robert Kolodny.

[9] Mandira Bedi hosted the closing ceremony, which was also streamed live on YouTube, in addition to broadcast on Colours TV channel.

[19] 15 international and Indian fiction feature films competed for the Golden Peacock Award[20] This competition category is a platform for upcoming filmmakers from India and abroad.

[22] 20 Non-feature films selected in the 'Indian Panorama' are as follows: The Melody movie, written, directed, produced, and edited by Behrouz Sebt Rasoul, was selected as the Tajik entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[23] The birth centenary of actor Dev Anand is celebrated with restored versions of some of his classics.