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Goa film festival ends, Rajinikanth gets lifetime achievement award
Hindustan Times
|November 29, 2025
“If I were to be reborn 100 times I would like to be reborn as an actor and as Rajinikanth,” Indian cinema icon Rajinikanth said at the closing ceremony of the 56th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on Friday, where he was honoured by the Government of India for completing 50 years of acting.
The festival came to a close with a glittering ceremony, during which the Vietnamese film “skin of Youth” won the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock’ Award for Best Feature Film of IFFI-2025.
Director Ashleigh Mayfair and Producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, Ash Mayfair, Fran Borgia will share the Golden Peacock Trophy, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹40 lakh.
This story is from the November 29, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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