MUMBAI: After exactly two years, Roman Polanski was presented with his lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival.

"What can I say? Better late than never. It‘s a very moving moment for me. It‘s a strange anniversary for me - two years, day-for-day," the 78-year-old director has been quoted as saying.
 
In 2009, when he was on his way to accept the honour, Polanski was detained on an American warrant in child sex charges upon landing at the Zurich airport. He fought extradition to the US and was allowed to walk free in 2010 after several months of jail time and house arrest at his Swiss chalet.

The noted director is best known for his films like Chinatown, Rosemary‘s Baby and The Pianist.