Rajinikanth to be conferred with Icon of Golden Jubilee of IFFI 2019 award
The 50th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from November 20-28. It has just been announced that superstar Rajinikanth will be conferred with the Icon of Golden Jubilee of IFFI 2019 award. Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar made the big announcement through his social media handle. His tweet reads,
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, during the past several decades, I am happy to announce that the award for the ICON OF GOLDEN JUBILEE OF #IFFI2019 is being conferred on cine star Shri S Rajnikant.
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Rajinikanth, who is one of the most popular figures in Indian cinema, was previously honored with the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI in 2014.
On the work front, Rajinikanth recently finished shooting for his cop-flick ‘Darbar’, directed by AR Murugadoss. The superstar has also signed his next with Siva, which is scheduled to begin by the end of this year.
