Actually for me, it's Iqbal which has been Kuknoor's best movie and screenplay till date. I think what lakshmi lacked in some parts was the simple story and in some parts the screenplay wasn't that tight.
Anyways another good news! The movie is slowly winning awards to every film fest it is being sent 🥳
Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi wins top prize at Reel World Film Festival
A still from Lakshmi
Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi has won the Outstanding International Feature award at the Reel World Film Festival in Toronto. Sushrut Jain's Beyond All Boundaries took the award for Outstanding Documentary.
Lakshmi is the story of a 13 year old girl's struggle to survive after being kidnapped and sold for prostitution. The film released in India in March this year.
The Jury said, in its statement: "... a harrowing, uplifting and brave portrayal of a young girl sold into prostitution and what she endures. Its unflinching depiction of the reality of human trafficking was matched by an astonishing performance by Monali Thakur as the title character and writer-director and supporting actor Nagesh Kukunoor, who both led a note-perfect cast in Lakshmi."
Jain's Beyond All Boundaries captures the relationship India has with the game of cricket while telling the stories of three individuals. "This film was chosen by a unanimous juror decision. The plot uniquely tells the story not only of three lives, but also of India's relationship with cricket. The stories of each of the characters were in their own right interesting, while the interweaving of each of the tales added a complexity to the overarching narrative," the Jury noted.
Started in 2001, Reel Wold Film Festival screens features, documentaries, shorts and music videos.
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