Farah Khan to be felicitated at 37th Cairo International Film Festival

Farah Khan will be conferred with a ‘Faten Hamama Excellence Award’ (for excellence in Indian cinema) at the on-going 37th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).

As a special tribute, this year’s coveted 10-day film festival honours the works of late Egyptian icons Faten Hamama, Nourel-Sheriff and Omar Sharif all of whom passed away in the past year.

It’s going to be a double whammy for Farah who has been eagerly looking forward to attend the film festival. Besides being felicitated at the CIFF, the organizers have also planned a big premier of one of her most successful films, ‘Om Shanti Om’ (2007) to be attended by the who’s who of the Egyptian film industry. In addition to that, there will be performances of Khan’s songs to welcome her on stage.

Speaking to IANS, Khan said, “Bollywood’s a big deal in the country. Egyptians love song-and-dance, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. I’m most excited and humbled about the felicitation dinner being hosted on Wednesday in my honour. It will be attended by Egyptian cinema’s icons.”