pune the 12th pune international film festival piff opened on thursday in the presence of stalwarts of the film industry after declaring the film festival open chief minister prithviraj chavan announced that piff will get the status of a state film festival which also means a substantial hike in funding national award winning filmmaker adoor gopalakrishnan and bollywood actor vinod khanna were awarded for their contribution to indian cinema the s d burman award was presented to music director and singer hridaynath mangeshkar festival chairman jabbar patel and state cabinet ministers sanjay deotale and harshwardhan patil were present the annual event has been organized jointly by the pune film foundation and the state governmentmoment of the auteur the socalled organized film industry does not recognize us the makers of parallel cinema as part of the film industry we are outsiders said adoor gopalakrishnan on receiving the award for outstanding contribution to indian cinema one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of india gopalakrishnan created a new wave in regional cinema by capturing the decline of feudalism and the emergence of a modern society in the 20th century kerala he however expressed his worries about the new trends in indian cinema the contemporary cinema has lost track more vulgarity and more popularity defines a movie today be it in regional or hindi cinema indian cinema has completed 100 years and it is a long period to look within we have never done this exercise we have to look where we stand in terms of world cinema said the director whose films like swayamvaram nizhalkuthu explores the complex relationship between individual and society a skilled story teller who used camera as a scalpel to dissect society and the individual to hold the mirror in front of them asked the newage directors a question what do you want to shootactor by accident with his charismatic looks and acting prowess vinod khanna dominated the silver screen in 70s and 80s his aura is still fresh in the minds of his women fans who cheered as he walked up the stage to gather the trophy khanna said he was an actor by accident i came from a business family and it was sunil dutt who spotted me i became an actor by accident but i have enjoyed my journey in films and also my association with pune he said adding that his sabbatical from films to join osho in pune had given him the muchneeded time to introspect in life the threetime mp didnt forget to present a list of demands to chavan and said that he wants to remind the chief minister of the pending issues regarding the film industrymiserable music earlier every time i received an award i would feel embarrassed there were stalwart musicians intertwining master pieces but today when i listen to new music i feel i deserve the award i feel that i have done a better work than contemporary musicians said hridaynath mangeshkar the noted musician and singer he suggested