RUSSIAN CINEMA LEGEND MIKHALKOV 75+

Veteran Russian filmmaker and actor..Nikita Mikhalkov!

World famous Russian filmmaker & actor Nikita Mikhalkov is now 75+! And his film career (including acting) completed 60 years!

Elena Safonova & Marcello Mastroianni in Mikhalkov's film 'Dark Eyes' (1987)

Mikhalkov gained international fame with his romantic comedy 'A Slave of Love' (1975). 

Then his film 'An Unfinished Piece for a player Piano' (1977) was based on great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's drama and won first prize at the 'San Sebastian Film Festival'. 

Nikita Mikhalkov with daughter Nadezhda Mikhalkov in 

his award winning film 'Burnt by the Sun' (1995).

Mikhalkov again incorporated short stories of Chekhov for his Russian & Italian joint production.. 'Dark Eyes' (1987).

Famous Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni did main role in it!

Mikhalkov has won 'Golden Lion' for his film 'Close to Eden' (1991) at the..'Venice Film Festival'. Then his 'Burnt by the Sun' (1995) won 'Grand Prix' at the 'Cannes Film Festival' and 'Best Foreign Language Film' in 'Oscar'. In this film he acted with his daughter (that time child artist) Nadezhda Mikhalkov! His - romantic film 'The Barber of Siberia' (1998) is also notable!

 

Oleg Menshikov & Julia Ormond in 'The Barber of Siberia' (1998)

Mikhalkov is the head of.. Russian Cinematographers' Union. And he is a three-time laureate of the 'State Prize of 

the Russian Federation'!

Five years back in our.. 

'46th International Film Festival of India' at Goa Mikhalkov got the 'Lifetime Achievement Award'!

Best wishes sir!!

- Manoj Kulkarni