'Haider' wins an award in Rome Film Festival
'Haider' won the People's Choice Award at Rome Film Festival, becoming the first Indian film to makes its mark in this prestigious award ceremony.
Friday Release Team | Updated On: Oct 27, 2014 06:47 PM
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Vishal Bhardwaj 's take on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', ' Haider ' won the People's Choice Award in the Mondo Genere (world genre) at Rome Film festival, becoming the first Indian film to attain the mark.
Shahid Kapoor took Twitter to share his excitement with his followers by writing, "1st festival 1st win. Too much. Wowzaaaa. People's choice in the main category at the Rome film festival... A first for an Indian film. #haider. Proud and humbled," on Sunday.
While, Shraddha Kapoor tweeted, "We WON! #Haider - the 1st Indian film to win the main category of people's choice award at Rome film festival! So humbled, grateful & proud!" on Sunday.
Set at the backdrop of Kashmir's turmoil, ' Haider ' effectively pictured the intense human relationships on screen. The phenomenal performances given by the lead cast and Vishal's flawless direction ultimately gained the film a strong word of mouth from the people.
