<p>The two were honoured at the fest Wednesday evening. Kapoor has produced hits like "Mr. India", "Company", "No Entry" and the recent "Wanted" among others.<br />Multiple National Award winning filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has to his credit movies like "Naalu Pennungal", "Swayamvaram", "Kodiyettam", "Mathilukal", "Vidheyan" and "Kathapurushan". <br />Kapoor's actress-wife Sridevi and brother-in-law Sandeep Marwah were also honoured for their contribution to cinema and media at the gala event.<br />"I have realised that our honest and hard work will never go waste. I am excited with this world recognition at Cairo for us and for the country," Marwah said over telephone from Cairo.<br />Marwah is the founder and president of Asian Academy of Film and TV (AAFT) in Noida and has produced many short films.<br />India is a special guest of honour at the festival and around 25 Indian movies will be screened during the 11-day affair that opened with Yash Raj Films' "New York" Tuesday.<br />Gopalakrishnan is also heading the international jury of the fest alongside Victor Okhai and Nour El Sherif.<br />Anil Kapoor, who is also going to be honoured at the gala for his performance in the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire", will miss the ceremony, "as he is busy shooting for '24' in Los Angeles", said Marwah.<br />Irrfan Khan and model-actor Alfie Lamba are also among the stars of "Slumdog Millionare" who will be honoured at the fest.<br />A retrospective section is also being held where five movies of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar - "Chandni Bar", "Page 3", "Corporate", "Traffic Signal" and "Fashion" - will be screened. <br /><br /></p>
<p>The two were honoured at the fest Wednesday evening. Kapoor has produced hits like "Mr. India", "Company", "No Entry" and the recent "Wanted" among others.<br />Multiple National Award winning filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has to his credit movies like "Naalu Pennungal", "Swayamvaram", "Kodiyettam", "Mathilukal", "Vidheyan" and "Kathapurushan". <br />Kapoor's actress-wife Sridevi and brother-in-law Sandeep Marwah were also honoured for their contribution to cinema and media at the gala event.<br />"I have realised that our honest and hard work will never go waste. I am excited with this world recognition at Cairo for us and for the country," Marwah said over telephone from Cairo.<br />Marwah is the founder and president of Asian Academy of Film and TV (AAFT) in Noida and has produced many short films.<br />India is a special guest of honour at the festival and around 25 Indian movies will be screened during the 11-day affair that opened with Yash Raj Films' "New York" Tuesday.<br />Gopalakrishnan is also heading the international jury of the fest alongside Victor Okhai and Nour El Sherif.<br />Anil Kapoor, who is also going to be honoured at the gala for his performance in the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire", will miss the ceremony, "as he is busy shooting for '24' in Los Angeles", said Marwah.<br />Irrfan Khan and model-actor Alfie Lamba are also among the stars of "Slumdog Millionare" who will be honoured at the fest.<br />A retrospective section is also being held where five movies of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar - "Chandni Bar", "Page 3", "Corporate", "Traffic Signal" and "Fashion" - will be screened. <br /><br /></p>