Amitabh Bachchan to receive FIAF Award from Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan

Amitabh Bachchan will be the first Indian to be honoured with the FIAF Award. Hollywood filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan will present the award to the veteran actor.

Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the prestigious FIAF Award for his contribution to the preservation of global film heritage. The award is given each year by the International Federation of Film Archives. This time, iconic Hollywood filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan, who are themselves recipients of the FIAF Award, will present the award to Amitabh Bachchan during a virtual showcase set to take place on March 19. Talking about Amitabh Bachchan’s selection, Frédéric Maire, president of FIAF, said, “This year FIAF celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its annual Award. To mark this momentous occasion, there could be no better recipient than one of the world's greatest movie stars, and one who has understood, embraced, and publicised the cause of film preservation for years. FIAF has been very active in India and South Asia, thanks to its close collaboration with Film Heritage Foundation, since 2015. By presenting our prestigious FIAF Award to Amitabh Bachchan, we want to show the world how rich and diverse, but also how fragile, this unique film heritage is, and we want to publicly thank Mr. Bachchan for his role as a high-profile advocate for the rescue of this heritage, in India and beyond.”