{"id":14807,"date":"2023-11-28T17:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/iffi-2023-michael-douglas-conferred-with-satyajit-ray-lifetime-achievement-award-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:58:48","slug":"iffi-2023-michael-douglas-conferred-with-satyajit-ray-lifetime-achievement-award-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/iffi-2023-michael-douglas-conferred-with-satyajit-ray-lifetime-achievement-award-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"IFFI 2023: Michael Douglas conferred with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Panaji: Acclaimed Hollywood actor-producer Michael Douglas was conferred with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award during the closing ceremony of 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Michael Douglas\u2019s wife and award-winning actress Catherine Zeta Jones were present on the occasion, among others.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving the award, Douglas termed Satyajit Ray as a world-class filmmaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCinema is one of the few mediums that have the power to unite and transform us. Today, the global language of cinema is more meaningful than ever. IFFI is a reminder of magic of filmmaking and cross-cultural artistic expressions, transcending time, language and geographies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In his distinguished career spanning over six decades, Douglas has been nominated for two Oscars and won both of them \u2014 as producer of the Best Picture winner \u2018One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest\u2019 (1975), and as Best Actor for \u2018Wall Street\u2019 (1988).<\/p>\n<p>Douglas also expressed his admiration for Indian cinema, saying \u2018RRR\u2019, \u2018Om Shanti Om\u2019 and \u2018The Lunchbox\u2019 are among his favourite Indian films.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the role of movies in uniting the world, Douglas said that films share the same language and bring us closer together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe audience from all around the world can understand what is going on in movies. Movies create this international connection. This is the magic, beauty and joy of this industry and that\u2019s why I love this business very much,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that it is a tremendous honour to receive the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award in Goa.<\/p>\n<p>In a recollection of his college days, he candidly shared that he had studied the works of Satyajit Ray like \u2018Pather Panchali\u2019 and \u2018Charulata\u2019 in his film course and getting an award named after him is truly special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRay\u2019s pictures were so interesting\u2026 they portrayed reality. The greatness of Ray is that he was not only a director, but also a writer, film editor, musician, and all at the same time,\u201d he reminisced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(IANS)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Panaji: Acclaimed Hollywood actor-producer Michael Douglas was conferred with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award during the closing ceremony of 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), here on Tuesday. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Michael Douglas\u2019s wife and award-winning actress Catherine Zeta Jones were present on the occasion, among others. 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