Singer Rahat fathe Ali Khan And Musician Sahir Ali’s song “koi Dil main araha hai” for film tamana and Pakistan’s film Bol has secured four awards in the The London Asian Film Festival at the prestigious BAFTA building.
The 14th London Asian Film Festival came to a close recently with the final awards ceremony. The cinema of Pakistan was represented at the festival with a screening of Bol, a film which focuses on gender discrimination.
Full list of winners:
Best Film:
Bol – WINNER!
Meherjaan
Michael
Gangor
Best Crossover Film
Gangor
Lucky – WINNER!
Trishna
The Desire – A Journey of a Woman
Best Director:
Avie Luthra – Lucky
Italo Spinelli – Gangor – WINNER!
Rubaiyat Hossain – Meherjaan
Shoaib Mansoor – Bol
Best Male Actor:
Rizwan Ahmed – Trishna – WINNER!
Naseeruddin Shah – Michael
Manzar Sehbai – Bol
Victor Banerjee – Lucky
Best Female Actor:
Humaima Malik – Bol – WINNER!
Shilpa Shetty – The Desire
Frieda Pinto – Trishna
Jayashree Basavraj – Lucky
Best New Talent:
Sihle Dlamini – Lucky
Ribhu Dasgupta – Michael
Amr Kashmiri – Bol – WINNER!
Best Film Production
Meherjaan
Bol
The Desire – A Journey of a Woman – WINNER!
Lucky
Best Music Talent in a Film
Atif Aslam – Bol
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Tamanna – WINNER!
AR Rahman – Trishna
The Audience Choice Award
Throw of a Dice – WINNER!
Lifetime Achievement Award
Javed Akhtar – WINNER!
Short Film Competition
The Lad –