Apart from the actress, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar will receive the Wyler Award for Excellence in Direction, and Dhadak (2018) star Janhvi Kapoor will receive the WIFT Emerald Award.
Aishwarya Rai to receive inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence
Washington - 07 Sep 2018 10:27 IST
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Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be honoured with the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at the first Women in Film and Television (WIFT) India Awards.
The Miss World 1994, will receive the award on Saturday (8 September) at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, reports Hollywoodreporter.com.
WIFT India said that Rai Bachchan will receive the award for showcasing a 'distinction in her craft and for expanding the role of women within the entertainment industry.'
Apart from the actress, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar will receive the Wyler Award for Excellence in Direction, and Dhadak (2018) star Janhvi Kapoor will receive the WIFT Emerald Award.
"The Wyler Award is so surreal for me as I grew up in Bombay [Mumbai], got a video player in the 1980s and one of the first films I ever saw on it was Ben-Hur," Akhtar said.
WIFT has been established to honour the best female talent in Hindi cinema and Hollywood.
