The Osians Cinefan Film Festival is honored to present the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematic Contribution to noted lyricist-writer-director and poet,Gulzar. The presentation will take place on Saturday,24 October 2009 at the Gala Opening Ceremony at Siri Fort in New Delhi at 6:30 pm in the presence of Chief Guest,Honble Chief Minister of the Government of NCT of Delhi,Smt. Sheila Dikshit. The Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematic Contribution is the most prestigious Award presented by Osians Cinefan and the heartfelt tribute focuses on Gulzars creativity and contribution to entertainment that goes beyond cultural,linguistic and other boundaries. The eminent Film Director Mrinal Sen was the winner of the Award last year. What is truly remarkable about Gulzar saabs work is the manner in which he has served as an inspiration for generations of audiences right down to the contemporary times. His films,dialogues and songs have swung from the romantic lyricism of a mora gora ang layi le in Bandini to that of the 1970s with Aandhi,Parichay and Kinara,to the youthful moods of a Bunty Aur Babli (2005),Omkara (2006) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008). A master of Indian languages,dialects and poetic idioms,the performance traditions of Gulzars cinematic work is committed to the idioms of language,music and human relationships that he feels lend the right tone to quietly dignified and passionate lives in the midst of historical and social chaos. His ability to trace his pre-occupations in a sensitive manner through a range of film subjects politics,social drama or distinctive cultural worlds is without parallel in the history of Hindi cinema.
