FHF to honour cinema projectionists, screen 'Mahal' in vintage print at Mumbai's Regal

New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) on Sunday announced a special ceremony to present the inaugural lifetime achievement award for cinema projection "to honour film projectionists who have dedicated their lives to showcasing films on the big screen".

Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder of FHF, said the Mumbai-based foundation will honour three projectionists at the event, to be held on Wednesday at the city's heritage Regal Cinema. The "labour and love" of projectionists for the medium of cinema needed to be highlighted, Dungarpur said.

"Therefore, we decided to honour these unsung heroes to give them their due. We received nominations from various parts of the country where old projectionists are still working...