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The event will begin from September 27 and will end on 29 in Mumbai at Regal Cinema, Mumbai.

India’s Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) will honor Akkineni Nageswara Rao's centenary with a nationwide film festival, according to ‘Variety’. Renowned for his versatility, Rao had a prolific career spanning over seven decades and 250 films across Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema.

She hopes that future generations see the kind of efforts veterans have put into the art of cinema.

Filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan, who also share a long-standing relationship with India through their affiliation with Film Heritage Foundation, will bestow the award on Big B at a virtual presentation, on March 19.

The FIAF is a worldwide organisation, comprising of film archives and museums from across the world.