Film festival to honour Javed Akhtar

Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar will be felicitated with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival.

Akhtar, the co-writer of classics such as 'Zanjeer', 'Deewaar', 'Sholay', 'Don', 'Kaala Patthar' and 'Mr India', will be honoured for his contribution to Indian film industry on the opening day of the festival's ninth edition, a press release said.



The award ceremony will take place at Rukmini Auditorium in MGM University campus of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on January 3, 2024. The honour includes Padmapani memento, citation and monetary award of Rs 2 lakhs.