MUMBAI: Indian film director and screenwriter Anurag Kashyap will be conferred with the French Governments Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his successful contribution in Indian cinema at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.

India is the guest country at the 66th French culture minister Aurelie Filippetti will honour Kashyap with the Chevalier dans l‘ordre des Arts et Lettres‘ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) during Cannes film festival.

The French government‘s honour is awarded to the person who has gained recognition by themselves in their creativity field of art and their contribution to the influence of arts in France and throughout the world.
 
Four of Kashyap‘s works, including production projects ‘Monsoon Shootout’ and ‘Lunchbox’, as well as directorials ‘Ugly‘ and ‘Bombay Talkies’, are to be screened at the fiesta.

Some past Indian recipients of the honour include Lata Mangeshkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Raghu Rai.