Waheeda Rehman to receive first Centenary film award at IFFI

Veteran Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman will be conferred Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2013 at the International Film Festival of India in Goa on Wednesday. The award is being given in recognition of her immense contribution to the film industry. Rehman has been selected unanimously by a five-member jury.

Congratulating Ms Rehman, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today said the award has been instituted to mark 100 years of Indian Cinema. He said it would be an annual feature consisting of cash prize of ten lakh rupees and a citation.