Filmmaker Amit Dutta's ‘Rhythm of a Flower’ and ‘Nocturnes,’ directed by Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan, took top honours at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024, which concluded with an awards ceremony on Thursday.
At the closing event, the South Asia Competition jury presented the Golden Gateway Award to ‘Rhythm of a Flower’ (Phool Ka Chand) and the Silver Gateway Award to ‘Nocturnes.’ The jury, chaired by Rada Sesic, included members Clarence Tsui, Kate Laurie, Jerome Baron, and Marie Fuglestein Laegreid.
Raam Reddy's ‘The Fable,’ starring Manoj Bajpayee, received the Special Jury Prize, while Shuchi Talati's ‘Girls Will Be Girls,’ produced by Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, earned a Special Mention.
"I know what we all went through during the making of 'The Fable'. It all started before COVID-19, so we went back, then we again went back up the mountain. We waited patiently as we all believed in the film. I would like to thank Raam for considering me for this film," Bajpayee said.
"Girls Will Be Girls" also received the NETPAC Award and was honoured with the Film Critics Guild Gender Sensitivity Award for challenging traditional gender stereotypes and advancing nuanced narratives. Additionally, the film was recognised with the Rashid Irani Young Critics Choice Award.
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