This film on the Golden Peacock award for the Best Film at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017).
Options
A. 120 Beats Per Minute
B. On Body and Soul
C. Loveless
D. The Square
Correct Answer
120 Beats Per Minute
Explanation
The French film on AIDS "120 Beats Per Minute", directed by Robin Campillo, has won the prestigious Golden Peacock award for best film at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), while the film's actor Nahuel Perez Biscayart won the Silver Peacock in the best actor male category in Panaji, Goa. Apart from this, Amitabh Bachchan was felicitated with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award 2017 and the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan.
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