Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee conferred ‘Indian Personality of the Year’ award at IFFI
2 min read Image Source : TWITTER/@PIB_PATNA Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee conferred ‘Indian Personality of the Year’ award at IFFI
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar introduced veteran actor, director and singer Biswajit Chatterjee because the recipient of the ‘Indian Personality of the Year’ award. The 84-year-old actor is thought for that includes in movies like “Bees Saal Baad”, “Night In London” and “April Fool”. Javadekar, who was talking on the opening ceremony of the 51st version of International Film Festival of India (IFFI), stated Chatterjee will probably be given the honour in the course of the National Film Award, to be held in March this yr.
Inaugurating the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Saturday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar made the announcement. The honour goals to have fun movie personalities for his or her exemplary contribution to cinema. During Javadekar’s handle, he additionally made a powerful pitch for the movie trade in addition to different personal corporations to begin collaborating within the annual pageant from its subsequent version.
An official assertion by PIB in Bihar, says “Veteran Actor and Director #BiswajitChatterjee has been conferred Indian Personality of the Year Award, at #IFFI51.”
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Chatterjee began his profession within the late Nineteen Fifties and went on to work in movies like “Biwi Aur Makan”, “Sagaai”, “Kohra” amongst others.
In 1975, he directed and produced “Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja”, that includes himself together with Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Rekha.
Some of Chatterjee’s Bengali movies embrace “Chowringhee” (1968), “Garh Nasimpur” and “Amar Geeti”. Chatterjee had additionally contested the 2014 normal elections from a Delhi seat on a Trinamool Congress ticket however had later joined BJP in February 2019.
(With PTI Inputs)
