Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 26: Indian actress Tannishthak Chatterjee known for her role in Parched and Angry Indian Goddesses, has been awarded the Best Actress award for her role in Tariq Khan’s film ‘Lihaaf: The Quilt’.
Tannishtha has played the role of Ismat Chughtai, the author on whose story the film is based. The actress has garnered appreciation for her role in the film at worldwide screenings and premieres but it is for the first time, she has been entitled with an award for this movie.
The Queer International Film Festival Playa del Carmen (Mexico), which held its 6th edition this November, selected Tannishtha Chatterjee for the Best Actress award. The festival which was screened from November 8 to November 14 premiered the film on November 10.
Unfortunately, Tannishtha Chatterjee could not attend the premiere of her film as she was busy with her directorial debut, ‘Roam Rome Mein’ but she was glad to receive this news and thanked the eminent jury and the organizing team for conferring her with this honour.
The film ‘Lihaaf: The Quilt’ has been co-written by Rahat Kazmi and Sonal Sehgal and produced by Rahat Kazmi, Tariq Khan, Zeba Sajid, Namita Lal (Singapore), Umesh Shukla and Ashish Wagh. It is co-produced by Oscar winning producer Marc Baschet (Known for Oscar winning ‘No Man’s Land’ and ‘Lunch Box’) while Golda Sellam of Cinelink France is a creative consultant on this project.
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