The actor, 67, will accept the award in person at the annual prize ceremony on March 22, organisers said in a statement, reports The Mirror.
Festival director Shaw Soo Wei said Bachchan left a mark on world cinema "with tremendous talent, a rigorous work ethic and an uncanny ability to reinvent himself".
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