Mumbai, India (CU)_ The FIAF Award for 2021 has been granted to Bollywood legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. The previous winners of the award Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan virtually presented the award to Big B for his deep commitment and contribution to the preservation and access to the world’s film patrimony for the benefit of present and future generations.
Amitabh Bachchan expressed his appreciation to the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) for the great honor and the prestigious FIAF Award. He took to Instagram to share a picture of the event. The 78-year-old legendary actor is the first Indian to receive this honor, which appreciates his continued attempts to preserve India’s film heritage. The Hollywood filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan virtually presented the award to Big B.
On sharing the picture, Big B wrote a thank note in Instagram. He wrote, “I am deeply honored to have been conferred with the 2021 FIAF Award. Thank you to FIAF and to Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan for bestowing the award on me in the ceremony today. Our commitment to the cause of saving India`s film heritage is unshakeable and Film Heritage Foundation will continue its efforts to build a nationwide movement to save our films”.
Big B shared another photo in Instagram and wrote a social message alongside. “Preserve Cinema .. preserve film .. preserve our Heritage .. for posterity !!Preserve the greatest INTEGRATOR in the World today .. When we sit inside a darkened hall to see a film, we never ask the caste creed color or religion of the person sitting next to us. yet we watch the same product. we laugh at the same jokes, we cry at the same emotion, we sing the same songs ..In this vast Universe, Cinema integrates …brings people together. Where in this fast disintegrating world do we find such examples.”
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) is a multinational organization that brings together film archives and museums from all over the world. The Film Heritage Foundation, an FIAF member, nominated Bachchan for the award.
