HOLLYWOOD adventure film Life of Pi is set to receive two National Tourism Awards from the
Indian government for promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar in Kerala.
Director Ang Lee and Yann Martel, writer of the book on which the film is based, would receive the awards, Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi said.
The film tells the story of an Indian boy from Puducherry, who survives a shipwreck and remains stranded for 227 days on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger.
Chiranjeevi expressed hope that “this will go a long way in encouraging more and more film producers from abroad to shoot their films in India”.
Every year, the Tourism Ministry recognises various stakeholders, including filmmakers and writers, for their contribution in promoting Indian tourism by conferring these awards.
