Fawad won the Diversity Award for his film Kapoor & Sons at the 2016 Indian Film Festival which is being held in Melbourne, Australia.
Later, he also presented the award to his Khoobsurat co-star Sonam Kapoor for her film Neerja. The award for Best Film also went to Kapoor & Sons which was collected by Rishi Kappor.
#FawadKhan presented the best actress award to Sonam Kapoor at #IFFM2016 💋💋 . . . #فواد_خان اعطي جائزة افضل ممثلة لي صديقته #سونام_كابور في حفل مهرجان سينما الهندية 💋💋 . . . ميلي وفيكرام 😍😍 A photo posted by 💝Fawad Khan💝 (@fawadkhan_arabfc) on
Fawad Khan also said that he was lucky to be part of Bollywood, but he want improve his dancing skills.
“I have been very lucky for what I have been offered so far. My boundaries are limited to number of films that are offered to me and I am pretty open and receptive to material that is offered to me,” he said while speaking on the sidelines of the festival.
“I swear to god I wish I could dance or sing… I watch these people and I wish I could move like them. But I am having a great time here.” Fawad will also hold a masterclass before the screening of his film with director Shakun Batra. The festival will be held 21st August and will show over 50 films in 17 languages.
#fawadkhan at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne press conference #Iffm2016 . . #فواد_خان في المؤتمر الصحفي لمهرجان الافلام الهندية في ميلبورن . . . كييييييكة 🍰🍰 A photo posted by 💝Fawad Khan💝 (@fawadkhan_arabfc) on
Fawad next Bollywood film is Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in which he has an extended cameo appearance along with compatriot Imran Abbas, and stars Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. The film is set to release on 28th October.