Kamal Haasan will be felicitated with ‘Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema’ while Riteish and Genelia will be presented with ‘Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema.’ Manish Malhotra will be bestowed upon with ‘Outstanding Achievement in Fashion and Cinema.’
Kamal Haasan has had a decade-long relationship with IIFA. Speaking about the same, he said in a statement, “I am extremely honoured and grateful that I have been a part of many IIFAs and they are doing a great job promoting Indian cinema globally and this time I am being honoured at IIFA 2023 at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Excited to be present at the event.”
Kamal Haasan, 68, began his career as a child artist, at the age of six, in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, bagging the President’s Gold Medal. Since then, he has acted in over 200 films and bagged four National Awards. He has also earned accolades as a filmmaker.
Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh are prominent names in Bollywood. But they have also made a mark in Marathi cinema as producers of films like Balak Palak, Lai Bhaari, Yellow, Faster Fene, Mauli and Ved. Riteish also acted in Lai Bhaari, Mauli and Ved. Ved was also his directorial debut while it was also the acting debut for Genelia in Marathi.
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