IFFI 2023: Ayushmann Khurrana teaches Hollywood star Michael Douglas Hindi, calls it a 'surreal' moment

Hollywood star Michael Douglas came to India to grace his presence at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, where he was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award. And Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who also graced the festival, shared the stage with Douglas and tried making him speak in Hindi; here’s the video:

Union minister Anurag Thakur shared the news in a post on microblogging site X, saying that Douglas would also attend the 54th edition of the festival along with wife Catherine Zeta Jones and son Dylan. The film gala was held from November 20 to 28. “I’m delighted to announce that  Michael Douglas, the distinguished Hollywood Actor and Producer, will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa,” Thakur wrote. In his career of over five decades, Douglas, 79, has starred in several critically-acclaimed and blockbuster movies such as “ Wall Street”, “Fatal Attraction”, “The War of the Roses”, “Basic Instinct”, “Falling Down”, “The American President”, “Traffic” and “Behind the Candelabra”. Douglas, son of Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas, had won an Oscar for his 1975 production “ _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_” and then bagged the best actor trophy for “Wall Street”. According to a press release, Douglas and Zeta Jones will also be participating in a special ‘In Conversation’ session hosted by the National Award-winning film producer, Shailendra Singh. The Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, instituted in the IFFI in 1999, is presented to individuals whose exceptional contributions have significantly enriched and elevated the world of cinema. Past recipients include Bernardo Bertolucci, Carlos Saura, Martin Scorsese, Dilip Kumar, Krzysztof Zanussi and Wong Kar-wai.