Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan declared the ‘16th Mumbai Film Festival’ open, calling it an ‘honour’ to be given the privilege. The ‘16th Mumbai Film Festival’ organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI).
According to media reports Aishwarya Rai said, “Kudos to the team and everybody who has made this happen. I knew what was going on and what it took to keep the flag going. I am experiencing the conviction, belief, faith they had to keep this festival going. I take such pride and such an honour to be standing here today and declaring ‘16th Mumbai Film festival’ open”.
Aishwarya, Helen and Catherine Deneuve were the guest of honour at the opening ceremony. Veteran actresses Helen and Catherine Deneuve were conferred lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony of ‘16th Mumbai Film Festival’. While actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan presented the award to Catherine, actor Akshay Kumar honoured Helen, media reported.
“Lifetime achievement sounds like a strong word. I am very touched with this award. It was nice for me to be here for the 16th Mumbai film festival. It's nice to see people who love cinema coming together it’s a real pleasure to be here tonight,” said Catherine. While, Helen shared her joy by saying, “I have come a very long way. I started working when I was 13 so it’s been a long journey. I am happy to be here to get this life time achievement award. It feels great”.
The ‘16th MAMI film festival’ opened Tuesday night with the screening of ‘Serena’ and will continue till October 21, 2014.
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