/> The prestigious Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival concluded in Venice on Friday, has gone to Ang Lee's Lust, Caution.

The film features our own Anupam Kher, to whom goes the singular honour of being the only Indian actor to star in a film that's received the highest honour at Venice. Anupam who's currently shooting in rural England for Karan Razdan's comedy Mr Bhatti On Chutti is over the moon.

"When I heard the news I immediately rang up Ang Lee who had moved from Venice to the Toronto Film Festival. I spoke to Ang's brother and told him to congratulate the director. But look at the the man's grace!

He called me back and said, 'Mr Kher, the Golden Lion is as much yours as mine.' Though I've a small role in Lust, Caution I feel very privileged to be part of such a prestigious film."

Anupam says he has never felt better. "In Toronto our own Rituparno Ghosh is making waves with The Last Lear.

In Venice it was Ang Lee. I've never been prouder to be an Indian actor.And I've never felt more calm about my kaam. I'm working with some of the most talented your directors of our country.

I just signed Allah Ke Bande with a group of youngsters to be directed by a young man called Farouque Kabeer. When he came to me with his script he was cheeky and raring to go...I like that attitude.