Preity Zinta honours Santosh Sivan at Cannes 2024

Preity Zinta presented Santosh Sivan who shot her debut film Dil Se in 1998 the prestigious Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography award in the presence of Indias Ambassador to France Jawed Ashraf at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Friday nightSivan became the first Asian to be awarded the prized named after the inventor of the zoom lens that revolutionised cinematographyPreity looked every inch elegant dressed in a blushpink saree as she went on stage at the Palais de Festivals to present the honour to SivanBefore Sivan was given the award the ambassador pointed out in his welcome speech how the greatest film festival had become a very special one for India in its 77th yearAmbassador Ahraf pointed out that Cannes which had become a symbol of the permanence of excellence had always had a special place for IndiaYou have recognised and honoured our best the ambassador said It is here that some of our best have been discovered for the world But it is also here that some of our young dreams have landed softly and beautifully and careers have taken offView this post on InstagramA post shared by Santosh Sivan ASC sivan_santoshSivan was dressed in a tuxedo with a felt hat to complete his look for the occasion Upon receiving the award he said It is the most awesome time I have had in my life It is an amazing place to receive this for the Cannes Film Festival is the most beautiful festival I have attendedHe added Like Preity said I also dont want to say too much except that I am hoping my father mother brother who are no more are smiling Admitting that he had been a really bad husband because I have been filming all the time Sivan said his family was with him and that they must be really happySivan thanked his home state Kerala from where I come from because it is that culture that I imbibed He added And it is the Malayalam industry where I learnt the basics because cinematography is without language From there I shifted to Tamil cinema and from Hindi to Hollywood What is great about this profession is that it has no boundariesA graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India FTII and Padma Shri recipient Sivan has made 55 feature films and 50 documentaries and has won a stack of national and international awardsHis journey acquired a quicker pace with Mani Ratnams Dil Se which had Preity Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala playing the lead roles Preity and Sivan will once again work together in Rajkumar Santoshis upcoming period drama Lahore 1947This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever