The 58-year-old star, who has a career spanning over three decades in Hindi cinema, will be feted with the honour at Locarno's iconic Piazza Grande on August 10 as a tribute to his work in Indian cinema.
The creative poster released showcases interesting symbols in sign language and raise intrigue among the movie-lovers and Allari Naresh fans making them try and decode the hidden message.
“Maniesh Paul has been roped in to play an interesting and important character in a big-screen entertainer helmed by one of the most celebrated directors, David Dhawan.”