Irrfan Khan Felicitated Alongside Patrick Stewart And Cate Blanchett At The Dubai International Film Festival
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Friday, 8th December 2017, 05:00 PM IST The 14th Dubai International Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday and the red carpet was graced by top western, Arab and Bollywood talent. Irrfan Khan was honoured for his 'incredible body of work' at this film festival, which year on year sees the who’s who of international cinema gracing the festival. Irrfan was present at the festival to accept the award and was elated to be receiving this honour alongside great actors like Patrick Stewart and Cate Blanchett. The opening ceremony of this Festival saw both Cate and Irrfan presented with honorary awards, alongside Sir Patrick Stewart and Egyptian writer Wahid Hamed. Speaking about this Irrfan said, "I have been to several film festivals but this one was special because of Cate Blanchett, whom I’m personally a big fan of was present on the same platform. It was exciting moment for me to be recognized alongside someone as talented as Cate. I’m thankful to the festival to have honoured me”. The festival will also host a special screening Irrfan's film "The Song of Scorpions" which has been directed by Anup Singh and stars Golshifteh Farahani and Waheeda Rahman in pivotal roles alongside Irrfan. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’sfirst Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp | |||