Hema Malini, Prasoon Joshi to be awarded Film Personalities of the Year at IFFI

While Hema Malini is a two-time BJP MP, Prasoon Joshi was appointed the CBFC chairperson in 2017, and also wrote a campaign song for Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate during the 2014 General Elections.

Actor-politician Hema Malini and Prasoon Joshi.

Actor and BJP leader Hema Malini, and lyricist and former CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi will be facilitated with the Indian Film Personality of the Year award at the International Film Festival of India 2021, which begins in Goa this Saturday.

“Their contributions to the field of Indian cinema spreads over decades and their body of work has enthralled audiences across generations. They are Indian cinematic icons who are admired and respected the world over,” said Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur, making the announcement
on Thursday.

Malini is a two-time Member of Parliament from Mathura, and Joshi was appointed by the government as the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in 2017. Jodhi has previously written a campaign song for Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the BJP leader was announced the party’s PM candidate ahead of 2014 general elections.

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The IFFI will kick off on Saturday in a hybrid — virtual and physical — format.

On Thursday, a government statement noted that Malini — an actor, writer, director, producer, dancer and politician — has won multiple awards for acting, and was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2000.

She first became an MP in 2003, serving as a member of the Rajya Sabha till 2009. Ahe has been an elected member of the Lok Sabha since 2014, representing Mathura in UP, which is scheduled to go to elections next year.

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