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Irrfan Khan honoured at London Indian Film Festival
Updated on: 02 July, 2018 12:00 PM IST |
Indian actor Irrfan Khan, known for films like "The Namesake", "Life of Pi", and "Slumdog Millionaire&39;, was announced as the winner of a special Icon Award at Bagri London Indian Film Festival LIFF.
Comedy "Eaten by Lions" triumphed at the BFI-backed event. The winners were announced at the closing ceremony on Friday night, reports variety.com.
Irrfan is undergoing treatment in London for a neuroendocrine tumour. He accepted his award privately, LIFF said.
Actor Manoj Bajpayee was also given an Icon Award.
The actor, who will soon be seen in Amazon&39;s Indian original "Family Man", starred in two films that screened at LIFF -- "Love, Sonia" and "In the Shadows".
"Getting this award at this prestigious film festival, it definitely is a matter of privilege for me, also in London, the city I love the most," he said.
Other winners at LIFF included Bollywood actress Richa Chadha, who took the Outstanding Achievement Award. She stars in "Love, Sonia", which was the festival&39;s opening night movie.
"When you say Indian films, people assume it&39;s just Bollywood and that&39;s untrue," she said.
"We have independent films… Festivals like LIFF help us in making the right noise back home, so these films stand a chance against the mainstream expensive movies."
Mrunal Thakur, another star of "Love, Sonia"-- which is a US-Indian production from "Life of Pi" producer David Womark, won the Best Newcomer Award.
According to variety.com, Jason Wingard&39;s "Eaten by Lions" scooped the Audience Award for Best Film. It follows half-brothers Omar Antonio Aakeel and Pete Jack Carroll as they travel to the British seaside resort of Blackpool looking for Omar&39;s biological father.
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