The film was screened as part of The Belt and Road Week at the film festival on 16 June.
Rani Mukerji's Hichki gets standing ovation at Shanghai International Film Festival
Mumbai - 19 Jun 2018 12:00 IST
IANS
Director Siddharth Malhotra, whose film Hichki (2018) received a standing ovation at the Shanghai International Film Festival, says it was an honour.
Malhotra on Monday (18 June) shared a few images of the film's screening over social media, and captioned it: "What an honour and an overwhelming feeling when your work gets a standing ovation from a foreign audience who simply watches a film with subtitles and gets moved to tears/laughter. Thank you Shanghai SIFF 2018 at the festival for this experience, from the entire team of Hichki."
What an honour &an overwhelming feeling when ur work gets a standing ovation from a foreign audience who simply watches a film with subtitles &gets moved to tears/laughter.. thank u shanghai #siff2018 at the festival for this experience, from the entire team of #hichki @yrf pic.twitter.com/CnZhMAt1ul
— siddharth malhotra (@sidpmalhotra) June 17, 2018
Hichki stars Rani Mukerji as a woman who deals with Tourette syndrome but goes on to become a teacher. The film was screened as part of The Belt and Road Week at the film festival on 16 June.