The 9th edition of Jagran Film Festival will honour Actor and Director, Pankaj Kapoor with the 'Icons of Indian Cinema' Award during the closing ceremony of the Mumbai edition on 30th September 2018 in the presence of the Indian Film Fraternity.

Pankaj Kapoor is an Indian theatre, television and film actor. Pankaj Kapoor began his career with theatre acting until he was offered a role in the film Gandhi (1982). Pankaj Kapoor’s most acclaimed films were Raakh (1989), Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991) Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Macbeth, Maqbool (2003), all three films for which he received National Film Awards.