Gurvinder Singh bags Golden Peacock at IFFI 2012, Centenary Award to Mira Nair

Gurvinder Singh’s Punjabi film ‘Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan’ bagged Golden Peacock for the best film and a cash prize of Rs. 4 million (USD 73600) at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2012.

The festival came to a close today with the screening of Mira Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’.

The IFFI this year celebrated the centenary year of Indian Cinema by bestowing the ‘Centenary Film Award’ to Mira Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’. This film was selected by a special jury panel. The award carries Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1 million (USD 18000)

Best Director’s award went to Kyu-hwan Jeon for his film ‘The Weight’. He got Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 million (USD 27600).

Best Actor (Male) award went to Marcin Dorocinski for his remarkable performance in Polish-Russian-German movie ‘Rose’. The award carries Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1 million (USD 18400)

Anjali Patil’s performance in Prasanna Vithanage’s Sinhala-Tamil movie ‘With You, Without You’ won her the Best Actor (Female) award. It carries Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1 million (USD 18400)

Special Jury Award went to Lucy Mulloy for her Spanish movie ‘Una Noche’. She got Silver Peacock, Certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 million (USD 27600)

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