Indian films win top awards at South Asian film fest in New York

Indian films win top awards at South Asian film fest in New York

NEW DELHI: Kanu Behl’s Titli won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York.

 

Avinash Arun’s Killa was adjudged the second best film.

 

The Best Director award was presented to first-time writer-director Afia Nathaniel for her film Dukhtar. The tense drama which is Pakistan’s official entry to the 2014 Academy Awards was also presented with the festival’s Audience Award.

 

The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in Goa.

 

The jury awarded their Short Grand Jury Prize to Gitanjali Rao’s True Love Story, a stunning animated short about a 17-year-old orphan who uses his love of Bollywood cinema to help him woo the girl of his dreams.

 

The Audience Award for Short Film was awarded to Veil by director Sreemoyee Bhattacharya.