Seventh Pune International Film Festival gets underway

Pune, Jan 9 (ANI): Seventh Pune International Film Festival, in which entries from forty-two countries will be screened, got underway at a glittering function here last evening.

Eminent personalities from the world of film and politics attended this gala event.

'Lifetime Achievement Awards' were presented to veteran Bollywood actors Sulochana, Shashi Kapoor and Hema Malini for their contribution to Indian cinema.

Bollywood Actor, Hema Malini felt elated to receive the award before an appreciative audience, described as the cradle of Indian culture.

"I am feeling very proud to receive this award because Pune is such a good centre for art and culture. People from Pune have always appreciated my dance performance whenever I have performed there and to receive this award inront of them makes me very proud,' said Hema Malini.

The film festival, which concludes on January 15, will showcase around 150 films from about 42 countries. In World Competition Section, 109 films from 30 countries would be screened.

Award-winning French-Iranian-English animation film 'Persepolis' was screened at the inaugural ceremony. (ANI)