Rajinikanth to be honoured special Icon of Golden Jubilee award at IFFI

Rajinikanth to be honoured special Icon of Golden Jubilee award at IFFI

  

The 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will honour superstar Rajinikanth with a special Icon of Golden Jubilee Award and the Life Time Achievement Award for a Foreign Artiste will be conferred to French Actress Isabelle Huppert.

The festival will be held in Goa from November 20 to 28.

Russia will be the partner country at the festival this year.

Icon of Golden Jubilee award:

The special award has been constituted this year by the Government of India. The award will be presented to Rajinikanth in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema in the past decades.

Lifetime Achievement Award:

French actor Isabelle Hupert is being conferred the prestigious award for her remarkable artistic skills and outstanding contribution to Cinema. The Lifetime Achievement Award is one of the highest honour and the most prestigious award of the festival. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000,00.