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  • French honour for Anurag Kashyap

    French honour for Anurag Kashyap

    MUMBAI: Indian film director and screenwriter Anurag Kashyap will be conferred with the French Governments Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his successful contribution in Indian cinema at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.

    India is the guest country at the 66th French culture minister Aurelie Filippetti will honour Kashyap with the Chevalier dans l‘ordre des Arts et Lettres‘ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) during Cannes film festival.

    The French government‘s honour is awarded to the person who has gained recognition by themselves in their creativity field of art and their contribution to the influence of arts in France and throughout the world.
     
    Four of Kashyap‘s works, including production projects ‘Monsoon Shootout’ and ‘Lunchbox’, as well as directorials ‘Ugly‘ and ‘Bombay Talkies’, are to be screened at the fiesta.

    Some past Indian recipients of the honour include Lata Mangeshkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Raghu Rai.

  • Aishwarya Bachchan receives French Honour for the Arts

    Aishwarya Bachchan receives French Honour for the Arts

    NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been conferred a civilian award by the French government for her contribution to the arts.

    French Ambassador Francois Richier conferred the prestigious honour of ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters‘ to her.

    Aishwarya thanked the French government and her family for their support, and expressed gratitude towards her colleagues. The honour is bestowed on those showing exceptionable contribution to arts in France and the rest of the world. Noted celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Nandita Das have received the honour in the past.

    The entire Bachchan family, other than Jaya Bachchan, was present at the event. Aishwarya‘s daughter Aradhaya was also there. Others included actress Nandita Das, socialite Parmeshwar Godrej, and filmmaker Pritish Nandy.

    After winning the Miss World crown in 1994, Aishwarya debuted as an actress in Mani Ratnam‘s 1997 Tamil movie ‘Iruvar’. Later she had super hits like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Taal’, ‘Guru’, ‘Jodhaa Akhbar’ and ‘Devdas’ among others.