Leading Indian actor Irrfan Khan was announced as the winner of a special Icon Award at the closing ceremony of the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). Khan, who is undergoing medical treatment in London, accepted the award privately after two of his films were screened at the festival this year Mostafa Sarwar Farooki's Doob: No Bed of Roses and Anup Singh's Song of Scorpions.

A second Icon Award, sponsored by Sun Mark, went to actor Manoj Bajpayee who attended this year's festival with his films Gali Guliyan and Love Sonia. "Getting this award at this prestigious film festival, it definitely is a matter of privilege for me; also in London, the city I love the most," said Bajpayee.