MUMBAI: The Osian‘s Cinefan Film Festival will honour noted lyricist-writer-director and poet Gulzar with the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematic Contribution.

The presentation will take place on 24 October at the opening ceremony at Siri Fort in New Delhi.

The Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematic Contribution is the most prestigious Award presented by Osian‘s Cinefan and the tribute focuses on Gulzar‘s creativity and contribution to entertainment that goes beyond cultural, linguistic and other boundaries.

A renowned poet in his own right, Gulzar‘s contribution to the history of Indian cinema has also been to infuse a sense of poetry and wistful contemplation about the complexities of human life - as a writer, a director and also as a lyricist.