'Hichki' gets standing ovation at Shanghai film fest

Mumbai: Director Siddharth Malhotra, whose film "Hichki" received a standing ovation at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), says it was an honour. Malhotra on Monday shared a few images of the film's screening over social media, and captioned it: "What an honour and an overwhelming feeling when your work gets a standing ovation from a foreign audience who simply watches a film with subtitles and gets moved to tears/laughter. "Thank you Shanghai SIFF 2018 at the festival for this experience, from the entire team of 'Hichki'."

What an honour and an overwhelming feeling when ur work gets a standing ovation from a foreign audience who simply watches a film with subtitles and gets moved to tears and laughter.. thank u shanghai and #siff2018 and belt and road week at the festival for a wonderful experience that I will always cherish... a big thank u from the entire team of #hichki

A post shared by Siddharth Malhotra (@siddharthpmalhotra) on Jun 17, 2018 at 9:48am PDT

"Hichki", starring Rani Mukerji as a woman who deals with Tourette syndrome but goes on to become a teacher, was screened as part of The Belt and Road Week at the film festival on June 16.