‘Nagarkirtan’ fame Kaushik Ganguly receives National Award for ‘Kaberi Antardhan’

Kaushik Ganguly has added another feather in his well-decorated hat. His film ‘Kaberi Antardhan’ won Best Feature Film in Bengali at the 70th National Film Awards. It was announced on August 16 this year. However, Kaushik Ganguly, the director and actor of the said film, received the honour on October 8. The 7th time National Award winning filmmaker took to social media to share the prized moment of receiving the honour from the president of India, Droupadi Murmu, and wrote, “'Kaberi Antardhan' won the award for Best Bengali Film. For this I thank the producer of this film Surinder Films and all the cast and crew of the film. This honour was earned through their dedication and contribution in every department of the film. The actors of the film were specially praised. Thank you.”

Kaushik Ganguly, who is the director of the film, has also acted in the same. He expressed his gratitude on the win when the news broke. However, the acclaimed filmmaker said in a statement, “I am accepting the National Award for Best Bengali film for ‘Kaberi Antardhan’ with all humility. I am thankful that our team have been bestowed with the honour. But we cannot celebrate the success in getting National Award in view of the present situation in Bengal.”

He added, “The narrative of Kaberi Antardhan revolves round the tale of two daughters, the tale of their crisis. The film encapsulates a particular phase a period revolving around the fate of two daughters. After so many years, when Bengal is facing a turbulence in society, it gives a strange feeling of revisiting the same issue when another daughter is subjected to such heinous torture and killed. It gives a strange feeling when we hear about the tragic heart-rending fate of the woman- the female doctor at R G Kar Hospital. It gives a strange feeling of reality merging with the cinema. Hence, in the given situation we are not in the mood for any form of celebration.”

Kaushik Ganguly has previously has won the National Award for a number of his films, like ‘Shabdo’, ‘Chotoder Chobi’, ‘Nagarkirtan’.