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Oslo: Bollywood filmmaker-actor Rahul Mittra, veteran action director Sham Kaushal and writer-actor-director Saurabh Shukla were among those honoured at the 20th edition of Bollywood Festival Norway in a glittering ceremony at a packed Lorenskog kulturhus centre, few miles away from the capital city of Oslo.
Mayor of Lorenskog Ragnhild Bergheim presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Sham Kaushal
while Saurabh Shukla and Rahul Mittra were awarded for their contribution to the Indian film
industry. An emotional Sham Kaushal thanked everyone with whom he worked in the film industry
in a career spanning four decades and urged everyone to never stop dreaming.
Saurabh Shukla shared his passion to become rich when he came to Mumbai years ago and finally
succeeded in getting paid for what he likes doing. “That for me is being rich,” said Shukla.
Norway Festival 2022
Rahul Mittra who has succeeded in making a name in the Indian film and entertainment industry in a short span of time, spoke about the power of Indian cinema as the strongest soft power and highlighted its role as a major tool of enhancing cultural diplomacy in the world.
Iranian actors Sam Nauri, Helia Emami and Sharifinia. The award function was followed by
spectacular Indian dance performances by Indian, Polish & Norwegian dance troupes and a stunning
act by The International stunt academy of Norway.
Festival Director Nasrullah Qureshi shared his journey of last twenty years to popularise Indian
cinema in this part of the world while head of festival programme Hemant Wason gave the vote of
thanks.
The festival will also have multiple film screenings of Indian and Iranian films, followed
by a concert which will pay to legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar in the coming few days.
