Prasoon Joshi receives Indian Film Personality of the Year Award

• Prasoon Joshi, renowned lyricist and Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification being presented the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2021, at the closing ceremony of the 52nd International Film Festival (IFFI).
• Ms. Hema Malini, Actor, Member of Parliament from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh was also conferred the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2021 at the opening ceremony of the festival.

The 52nd International Film Festival of India

• It was opened on 20 November with The King of All the World (El Rey de Todo El Mundo) by Carlos Saura in Goa.

• Like 51st edition this edition was also held in hybrid format, that combined online and face-to-face participation.

• BRICS Film Festival is being held alongside main festival, in which films from BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, South Africa, China and India are showcased.

• These five countries are 'country of focus' in the 52nd edition of the festival.

• In 2021 festival, on the occasion of the birth centenary of Satyajit Ray, the Directorate of Film Festivals is paying tribute to him through a 'Special Retrospective' in which his 11 specially curated films are screened.

• Lifetime Achievement award, in recognition of the auteur’s legacy, has been named as ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award’ from this year.

• The opening ceremony on 20 November 2021, hosted by Karan Johar and Manish Paul was aired live.u

• The festival closed on 28 November with Asghar Farhadi's film A Hero and the closing ceremony was streamed live on YouTube.