It’s inspiring to do better: Archita Sahoo

After the announcement of the 23rd State Odia Film Award 2011, the celebs share their reactions

It’s inspiring to do better: Archita Sahoo“I was really excited after I got the news. There were Kebe Tame Nahan Kebe Mun Nahin, Thukul and Chocolate, for which I was hopeful. And I’m happy to have bagged the award. Though this was not a competition, getting recognition is inspiring for an artiste,” said Archita Sahoo who won the State Odia Film Award 2011 for Best Actor (Female) for her role in Chocolate.I was expecting national recognition: Siddhant Mohapatra“I have also won awards earlier but for not for art films. This was the first time I worked in an arthouse film and got recognition. I was actually expecting a National recognition. The movie Eka Eka was also sent for National Awards selections. Anyway it got the State award and I am happy for that. I was very sad when we had to wrap up the film and wished we could spend some more time with the team. It was a wonderful experience and credit goes to Subash Das, the director and producer of the movie. And for the growth of our film industry, some producers should come up who take their work seriously and are true professionals. There must be a proper system of releasing movies. It shouldn’t be like four movies releasing at the same time and incur losses,” said Siddhant Mohapatra who won the State Odia Film Award 2011 for Best Actor (Male) for his role in Eka Eka.

Never make films to win awards: Prashant Nanda“It came as a surprise and I am very happy. Whenever I have made films, be it an art film or a commercial, people have recognized it. I never make films to get an award. Rather it’s what my family and I live for. I enjoy making films and Thukul was one of them. But, I have to say that, our film industry is currently facing the crisis of cinema halls and it’s high time that we should take a note of it. Sales avenues for films must increase. While multiplexes may work to bring the elite viewers back to watch Odia cinemas, the idea to increase the number of cinema halls in the state would actually give impetus to our industry,” said Prashant Nanda who won the State Odia Film Award 2011 for Best Director and Story Writer for Thukul. As told to Jyoti Prakash Naik

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