Indian actor and former Muhr AsiaAfrica Award winner, Irrfan Khan, will receive the Diff Honorary Award on the opening night of the weeklong Dubai International Film Festival on December 6 for his contributions to films. Khan, who won the Best Actor at the Muhr AsiaAfrica Award for his celebrated drama, Lunchbox, in 2008, will return to Diff for collecting the award that celebrates his career spanning more than three decades.
“Irrfan Khan is one of the greats of acting and cinema, with an array of acting credits that are testament to his incredible talents and his adaptability to play varying roles across many genres. His dedication to acting and the film industry, his ascension from small roles in Indian cinema to blockbuster hits, and his award-winning acclaim are just some of the reasons why we at Diff are delighted to present him with the Diff Honorary Award at the Festival’s 14th edition,” said Abdul Hamid Juma in a statement.
Khan’s new film The Song Of Scorpions, directed by Anup Singh, will also be screened during Diff. It stars Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani as a Rajasthani woman who falls in love with Khan’s character, Aadem.
Khan began his acting career working in Indian cinema, starring in a number of TV Series including the hit Banegi Apni Baat, and the Academy Award-nominated Salaam Bombay!.
Khan first gained international acclaim for his role in The Warrior (2001), a film circa feudal India in the State of Rajasthan where Khan plays Lafcadia, a fierce warrior who abandons his tyrannical Lord to seek peace in his village. Thereafter, Khan starred in Asvin Kumar’s short film Road to Ladakh (2003) which received good reviews on the international festival circuit, and played the title role in the critically acclaimed adaptation Maqbool (2003), and the Bollywood film Haasil (2003). He also featured in Hollywood hits A Mighty Heart with Angelina Jolie and Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire.
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Diff runs from December 6 to 13. Tickets are available at www.dubaifilmfest.ae and at the box office at Vox Cinemas, Mall of the Emirates.
