India, Jan. 4 -- Veteran actors Biswajit Chatterjee, Farida Jalal and Asha Kale will be honoured with the PIFF Distinguished Award at the 24th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) 2026, while noted violinist, music arranger and composer Amar Haldipur will receive the S.D. Burman International Award for his contribution to music.

The awards were announced by PIFF president and director Jabbar Patel at a press conference in Pune on Saturday, January 3. Patel also unveiled details of the Marathi film competition titled 'Marathi Cinema Today', along with workshops, lectures and other key festival events.

The festival will open on January 15 at E-Square Theatre, while the closing ceremony and awards function will be held at Balgandharva R...