Acclaimed French filmmaker Costa-Gavras and renowned
Indian actor Kamal Haasan
will be felicitated with the trajectory Awards in Mumbai Film Festival 15th.
Oscar winner Costa-Gavras is known for his political
thrillers as Z, Missing, The Little Apocalypse and Amen.
Gavras has also met with the title of the French
cavalry. He has been a judge of several film festivals and has won numerous
international film awards.
Mumbai Film Festival, an initiative of the Mumbai
Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), begins October 17 and more than 200 films from
65 countries will be screened at the eight-day festival.
“We are honored to award the Lifetime Achievement
Award at the Costa-Gavras. His films have been loved and celebrated by millions
of movie lovers around the world. We are honored that you have agreed to
receive this award,” Shyam Benegal, Chairman, MAMI, said in a statement.
Haasan has recently completed 50 years in the industry
and it has over 190 films to his credit, across genres and languages, such as
Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He is best known for his
performances in films like Moondram Pirai, Nayagan, Pushpak, Appu Raja and Hey
Ram.
“He is a legend in every sense of the term’s A
writer, singer, director, author and actor par excellence. We are honored to
present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Kamal Haasan,” said Benegal.
