Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday announced that Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will be conferred with the coveted Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival (IFFI) Goa.
Information and Broadcasting Minister of India Anurag Thakur on Friday announced that Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa.
He took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to share the news and wrote, ”I’m delighted to announce that Michael Douglas, the distinguished Hollywood Actor and Producer, will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa.”
”His deep love for our country, is well known, and we look forward to welcome him, Catherine Zeta Jones and their son, to the most prominent Film Festival in South Asia to showcase our rich cinematic culture and unique traditions at #IFFI54!!” he added.
The Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, instituted in the 30th IFFI in 1999, is presented to individuals whose exceptional contributions have significantly enriched and elevated the world of cinema.
Who is Michael Douglas?
The 79-year-old American actor is a two-time Oscar winner and a five-time Golden Globe award winner. The actor made his film debut in 1966 with Cast a Giant Shadow. Some of his popular work in films include Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), Falling Down (1993), The American President (1995), Traffic (2000) and Behind the Candelabra (2013).
