''Kamal Haasan is a legend in every sense of the term''- Shyam Benegal

The treasure of Tamil Cinema, Kamal Haasan will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15^th Mumbai Film Festival, which is set to happen in November. The grand festival is hosted by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) and supported by Cultural Affairs Department and the Government of Maharashtra.
 

Talking about Kamal Haasan, Shyam Benegal, the chairman of MAMI, said, “He is a legend in every sense of the term. He is a writer, singer, director, lyricist and an actor par-excellence. We are extremely honored to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Kamal Haasan.”
 

The Festival Director, Srinivasan Narayanan said, “My generation grew up watching Kamal Haasan’s films. His growth as an actor from K. Balachander’s Arangetram and Apoorva Raagangal to his award winning performances in Mani Ratnam’s Nayagan and Indian and the variety he brought in – from serious films to comedies to action films is phenomenal. He is straddling across all departments of filmmaking like a colossus.”