Actor Ranveer Singh to be honoured at the19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival in November
Actor Ranveer Singh to be honoured at the19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival in November
Actor Ranveer Singh is to be honoured at the19th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival set to take place from 11 to 19 November 2022
with the Festival’s Étoile d’or award.
This honour was earlier done to Bollywood icons Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.
Along with Ranveer, iconic Scottish actor Tilda Swinton, renowned US filmmaker James Gray and Moroccan film pioneer and director Farida Benlyazid will also be honoured in keeping with the festival’s tradition of celebrating cinema in all its diversity.
In the space of a ten years, Ranveer Singh has had a meteoric rise to become one of the most celebrated actors in the history of Hindi films in India and a superstar with global recognition.
In Morocco and in Marrakech in particular, Indian cinema has many admirers and Ranveer Singh is one of its most appreciated personalities for his performance in films like Band Baaja Baarat, Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Gully Boy and 83.
Also a pop culture icon, Ranveer has shaken up the codes of Indian cinema with his unparalleled communicative energy, offering a new, flamboyant model of masculinity. He is credited as India’s best cultural ambassador to the West given his incredible global fan following.
The Marrakesh International Film Festival is one of the most respected film events in the world, bringing together the best of cinema from across the world, especially Asia and Africa, which have universal appeal.
Ranveer expresses his sincere gratitude to the organisers of the Marrakesh International Film Festival for distinctive recognition and the prestige bestowed upon him.
While thanking the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation for honouring him with bowed head and folded hands, he has always aspired to be a significant contributor to the realm of the arts and this validation will give him immense motivation, inspiration and impetus to create more and more.
According to Ranveer, Its indicative of the fact that that his work has been able to transcend geographical and cultural borders. For a humble artiste, who wishes to bring people together through entertainment, this is greatly rewarding.
In the end, he says he cannot wait to be in Marrakesh to soak in the love of the people and express his gratitude to them.
Ranveer will be in Marrakesh from Nov 11-13 that will see him attend the grand inauguration and his felicitation in front of hundreds and thousands of Moroccans and world cinema lovers at the historic Jemaa el-Fna Square.
News Input K.V.Raman
