Yash Raj Films' New York has been selected as the opening film at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) 2009.
The film will also compete in the 'In Competition' section at the fest, to be held November 10 to 20.
Director Kabir Khan will attend the event with the film stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Irrfan Khan.
Recently screened at the Pusan International Film Festival, New York released over 900 screens worldwide on June 26 this year. It is a contemporary story of three young friends whose lives are turned upside down by post-9/11 prejudices.
Also attending the festival will be Hollywood stars Samuel L Jackson, Lucy Liu and Tom Berenger.