By Tricitynews
Reporter
Chandigarh
05th May:- ‘Aaba’ a short film Produced by Mitul Dikshit who is a well known
Educationist & Film Enthusiast of city, has received the country’s highest
film award the National Film Award for the Best Short Fiction Film at the
recently concluded 64th National Film Award at capital New Delhi.
It was a moment of pride for tricity
when "Aaba", which has been produced by Mitul Dikshit along with
acclaimed filmmaker Raj Kumar Gupta, of No One Killed Jessica, Aamir and
Ghanchakkar fame, and directed by Amar Kaushik won the Rajat Kamal Award for
the Best Short Fiction Film at prestigious Awards Function this year.
The award bestows a cash award for Rs. 50,000 /- each for
Producer and Director. The citation by the I&B ministry praises this
cinematic gem which got a standing ovation at Berlinale 2017 as “Cinematic
excellence comes to life in this intimate story where the filmmaker shows that
silence can also be used as a powerful language of expression.”
Mitul Dikshit, on this occasion said that he produced this film
with Raj Kumar Gupta after reading the script. The appreciation this film is
getting Internationally and now by winning the biggest award in the country
shows the potential the story and the story telling of the young director Amar
Kaushik . Winning this National Award is a proud moment for tricity as he comes
from here and is a sign of its strengths & its spirit of pursuing
excellence in all spheres.
Commenting on the success of the short film, Raj Kumar Gupta, the
producer of the film said that winning a National award certainly feels
special. Amar has been my associate for a long time, when he narrated him this
script he was really moved and he decided to produce it along with his friend
Mitul Dikshit, congratulations to each and every team member who made this film
happen.
The story is about a girl who lives alone with her grandparents
up in the highlands of Arunachal Pradesh. After her grandfather is diagnosed
with lung cancer, she watches as he calmly digs his own grave, furnishing it
for his comfort in the hereafter with a handful of his worldly possessions. His
light-hearted approach to dying is a gentle and laconic acknowledgement of the
natural cycle of life and death. But things don’t always go as planned in the
land of the living.
The film previously won International prize for Best Short film
in the Generation K Plus Category at Berlinale 2017 and has then onwards been
in high demand at the film festivals across the globe. Till now, the film has
won awards at Indian Film Festival, LA, (IFFLA), Aspen Film Shortsfest which is
an Oscar qualifying festival .The film has been shortlisted for New York Indian
Film Festival (NYIFF) and also some of the most prestigious International film
festivals across the globe.
No comments:
Post a Comment