MUMBAI: Madhur Bhandarkar will be honoured as the best film director for his contribution to Indian Cinema by Sovex Port Film, Ministry of Culture of Russia in Moscow on 15 September.

In a retrospective of his films, Bhandarkar‘s critically-acclaimed and commercially successful films like Fashion, Page 3 and Traffic Signal will be screened in Russian sub-titles.

Commenting on the honour that would be bestowed on him, Bhandarkar says, "I am extremely honoured to know that this award is coming to me and I am glad that I am getting a chance to represent my country once again."