Pune:
Yesteryears stars Saira Banu andShashikala have been honoured with the lifetime achievementaward at the 9th Pune International film festival (PIFF) here.
The festival will showcase over 200 national andinternational films including those inspired by RabindranathTagore's life and work.
Jointly sponsored by Maharashtra government with PuneFilm Foundation, PIFF also saw the felcitation of eminentmusician Khayyam who was conferred the Sachin Dev Burmaninternational award for his music.
Renowned film maker Subhash Ghai too was honoured with a"special award" for his contribution to Bollywood.
"The highlights of this year's PIFF are celebration of'50 years of the landmark film Mughal-e-Azam' and movies basedon literature of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore to commemoratehis 150th birth anniversary.
"Tagore's cinematic legacy continues to grow and acquireunique resonances in the 21st century," said Jabbar Patel,Director of PIFF, in an interaction to focus the nuances ofthe weeklong fixture from January 6-13 in the presence ofinternational jury.
He said, "about 70 award winning films from more than 40countries will be screened under global cinema cateogry andthe country specific focus this year will be on Japan."
Among the films based on Tagore's literature to bescreened at the festival for which 8,000 delegates areexpected, are 'Kabuliwallah', immortalised by the acting ofBalraj Sahani, 'Teen Kanya' and 'Chokher Bali'.
The festival will showcase over 200 national andinternational films including those inspired by RabindranathTagore's life and work.
Jointly sponsored by Maharashtra government with PuneFilm Foundation, PIFF also saw the felcitation of eminentmusician Khayyam who was conferred the Sachin Dev Burmaninternational award for his music.
Renowned film maker Subhash Ghai too was honoured with a"special award" for his contribution to Bollywood.
"The highlights of this year's PIFF are celebration of'50 years of the landmark film Mughal-e-Azam' and movies basedon literature of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore to commemoratehis 150th birth anniversary.
"Tagore's cinematic legacy continues to grow and acquireunique resonances in the 21st century," said Jabbar Patel,Director of PIFF, in an interaction to focus the nuances ofthe weeklong fixture from January 6-13 in the presence ofinternational jury.
He said, "about 70 award winning films from more than 40countries will be screened under global cinema cateogry andthe country specific focus this year will be on Japan."
Among the films based on Tagore's literature to bescreened at the festival for which 8,000 delegates areexpected, are 'Kabuliwallah', immortalised by the acting ofBalraj Sahani, 'Teen Kanya' and 'Chokher Bali'.
