“INDIAN FILM PERSONALITY @IFFIGoa Sh Chiranjeevi Ji has had an illustrious profession spanning virtually 4 many years, w/ over 150 movies as an actor, dancer & producer. He is immensely in style in Telegu Cinema w/ unbelievable performances touching hearts! Congratulations @KChiruTweets!” Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur tweeted on Sunday.

Actor Chiranjeevi has starred in over 150 movies in his profession. He has acted in Telegu, Tamil, and Hindi motion pictures. In his 4 decade movie profession, Chiranjeevi has gained the Andhra Pradesh state’s highest movie award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, three Nandi Awards, and 9 Filmfare Awards, Telugu. 

In 2006, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema and was offered with an honorary doctorate from Andhra University. He served because the Minister of Tourism for the Government of India from 2012 and 2014.

The 53rd version of the International Film Festival India (IFFI) started in Goa on Sunday. As many as 75 youths, within the age group of 18-35, will get to attend the pageant this yr as particular visitors, as a part of the ’75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ this yr’s IIFI awards initiative of the Central authorities.

The concept on which the occasion was based is to have a good time movies, the tales they inform and the folks behind them.

To mark the golden jubilee of Manipuri cinema, IFFI 53-Asia’s oldest movie pageant – will showcase 5 characteristic and 5 non-feature movies, curated by Manipur State Film Development Society underneath Indian Panorama, as per an official assertion.

Legendary Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award on the opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) right here on Sunday.

Saura, who has been making motion pictures since 1955, continues to be an energetic filmmaker. He is likely one of the triumvirate of directing icons of his nation alongside Luis Bunuel and Pedro Almodovar.