Abhay Deol at the Masala Mehndi Masti Festival

Fresh off the success of hislast release Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , Abhay Deol was honored this year as the featured celebrity at the Toronto (M! M! M!) Film Festival.

The unconventional Abhay Deol who rodeinto Bollywood as the dark house managed to win accolades for his brilliantperformances and took the industry by storm– Apartfrom featuring as the “new face of Indian Cinema” on the covers of Time Out andMan’s World Abhay was felicitated at the prestigious film festival held at theHarbour Front Centre which celebrates South Asian Culture between the 19th-21st August2011.

Jason Kennedy ,Minister ofCitizenship and Multiculturalism said on behalf of Prime Minister ofCanada,Stephen Harper “Many in Canadahave appreciated Abhay’s films, particularly in the South Asian Diaspora, andwe hope that his presence at the festival will continue to excite and entertainCanadaand her diverse people”

The M!M!Movies held adiscussion with the actor followed by the screening of his films –There was alsoa retrospective of his movies –Dev D,Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, Manorana Six FeetUnder and Ek Challis Ki Last Local.