Nana Patekar to get Lifetime Achievement Award
Sunday - February 12, 2017 5:56 pm ,
Category : ENTERTAINMENT
Mumbai:Veteran actor Nana Patekar will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bodhisattva International Film Festival (BIFF) in Patna for his contribution to Indian cinema.
"Bodhisattva Voice of Change Lifetime Achievement Award is going to Nana Patekar for his immense contribution to Indian cinema and unmatched dedication in the field of social work and responsibility," Sneha Routray, Grameen Sneh Foundation President and BIFF organiser, said in a statement.
Grameen Sneh Foundation, through an initiative called Bihar: Ek Virasat, organises the international film festival every year. The organisers claim that over 3,000 films from Iran, the US, France, Italy, Spain, Britain Turkey, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Portugal, Austria and Mexico, among others, have been received as entries to the festival under feature film, documentaries and shorts categories.
Among the expected attendees are Ketan Mehta, Mahesh Bhatt, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shatrughan Sinha, Shyam Benegal and Swara Bhaskar, Routray said.
BIFF will be held from February 16 to 23. IANS
"Bodhisattva Voice of Change Lifetime Achievement Award is going to Nana Patekar for his immense contribution to Indian cinema and unmatched dedication in the field of social work and responsibility," Sneha Routray, Grameen Sneh Foundation President and BIFF organiser, said in a statement.
Grameen Sneh Foundation, through an initiative called Bihar: Ek Virasat, organises the international film festival every year. The organisers claim that over 3,000 films from Iran, the US, France, Italy, Spain, Britain Turkey, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Portugal, Austria and Mexico, among others, have been received as entries to the festival under feature film, documentaries and shorts categories.
Among the expected attendees are Ketan Mehta, Mahesh Bhatt, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shatrughan Sinha, Shyam Benegal and Swara Bhaskar, Routray said.
BIFF will be held from February 16 to 23. IANS
