On the opening gala night of Asia’s largest film tourism event, IIFTC honored filmmaker, Anurag Basu for his outstanding contribution to world tourism through his cinema. The award was presented by Mikael Svensson, Co-President, European Film Commission Network (EUFCN) at a glittering award ceremony in Mumbai. 

According to Harshad Bhagwat, Promoter of IIFTC Awards, “Anurag’s cinema has showcased many wonderful locations and given an impetus to film tourism, be it Murder or Gangster or Kites or Jagga Jasoos. His cinema impacted the tourism of the locations they were shot at making him the obvious choice for the award.”