<p class="title">Tamil superstar Rajinikanth will be conferred with 'Icon of Golden Jubilee' award during the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which is scheduled to begin in Goa this month.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Acclaimed French actor Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the IFFI, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The eight-day IFFI is scheduled to begin in Goa from November 20.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The festival's steering committee has recommended a special icon award which will be conferred on a very famous and legendary actor Rajinikanth. This will be a great attraction during IFFI," Javadekar told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajinikanth thanked the government for conferring him with the honour.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I thank the government of India for this prestigious honour bestowed upon me on the golden jubilee of the International Film Festival of India," he tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IFFI's Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred on the French actor “for her remarkable artistic skills and her outstanding journey and vivid contribution to cinema,” the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This award, considered as the highest honour, carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The annual international film festival will showcase over 200 best films in various languages from as many as 76 countries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as 24 of these films are in the race for Oscars nomination, I&B minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In its golden jubilee year, the festival will screen a total of 50 films produced by women filmmakers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This will show the contribution of women in Indian film industry and will empower them," the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Russia is the partner country for this year's IFFI, which is scheduled to conclude on November 28.</p>
<p class="title">Tamil superstar Rajinikanth will be conferred with 'Icon of Golden Jubilee' award during the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which is scheduled to begin in Goa this month.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Acclaimed French actor Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the IFFI, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The eight-day IFFI is scheduled to begin in Goa from November 20.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The festival's steering committee has recommended a special icon award which will be conferred on a very famous and legendary actor Rajinikanth. This will be a great attraction during IFFI," Javadekar told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajinikanth thanked the government for conferring him with the honour.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I thank the government of India for this prestigious honour bestowed upon me on the golden jubilee of the International Film Festival of India," he tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IFFI's Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred on the French actor “for her remarkable artistic skills and her outstanding journey and vivid contribution to cinema,” the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This award, considered as the highest honour, carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The annual international film festival will showcase over 200 best films in various languages from as many as 76 countries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as 24 of these films are in the race for Oscars nomination, I&B minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In its golden jubilee year, the festival will screen a total of 50 films produced by women filmmakers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This will show the contribution of women in Indian film industry and will empower them," the minister said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Russia is the partner country for this year's IFFI, which is scheduled to conclude on November 28.</p>
