Indian entries bag six awards at SAARC Film Festival

Indian entries bag six awards at SAARC Film Festiva

Question: In which of the following city the 9th SAARC Film Festival held from 2nd to 7th July, 2019?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Colombo
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

  • Indian entries bagged six awards at the 9th SAARC Film Festival held in Colombo during 2nd – 7th July, 2019.
  • Bengali film Nagarkirtan won the Best Feature Film award. The film is written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly.
  • Kaushik Ganguly got Best Director award and Riddhi Sen won the best actor award for the movie.
  • Prabuddha Banerjee bagged Best Original Score for the film Nagarkirtan.
  • Best short film was given to Indian film Na Bole Wo Haram.
  • Special Jury (Direction and Story) was given to Praveen Morchhale for the film Walking With The Wind.
  • The SAARC Film Festival is a very important platform and focal point for the promotion, celebration and enjoyment of some of the best films from the SAARC Region.

Links:
http://www.newsonair.nic.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=368623
https://saarcculture.org/2019/07/10/ninth-saarc-film-festival-award-winners/