Dubai International Film Festival: Irrfan Khan gets felicitated alongside Patrick Stewart and Cate Blanchett

The 14th Dubai International Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday and the red carpet was graced by top western, Arab and Bollywood talent. Irrfan Khan was honoured for his “incredible body of work” at this much-awaited film festival which year on year sees the who’s who of International cinema gracing the festival. 

Irrfan Khan was present at the festival to accept the award and was elated to receive this honour alongside the likes of great actors like Patrick Stewart and Cate Blanchett. The opening ceremony of this film estival saw both Cate Blanchett and Irrfan Khan presented with honorary awards, alongside Sir Patrick Stewart and Egyptian writer Wahid Hamed. 

Speaking about this Irrfan said, "I have been to several film festivals but this one was special because of Cate Blanchett, whom I’m personally a big fan of, was present on the same platform. It was exciting moment for me to be recognized alongside someone as talented as Cate. I’m thankful to the festival to have honoured me”.

The festival will also host a special screening of Irrfan Khan's film The Song of Scorpions which has been directed by Anup Singh and stars Golshifteh Farahani and Waheeda Rahman in pivotal roles alongside Irrfan.