REEL Movie Awards 2019: Dia Mirza and other members of the jury salute independent cinema

While most of India's film series today feature high-budget films celebrated with prestigious awards and prestigious performances, the REEL Movie Awards focus on small and medium-budget films, which have nevertheless a considerable impact on their viewers. and the landscape of Indian cinema.

Dia Mirza, who, along with the film's editor Deepa Bhatia and filmmaker Rahul Dholakia, was part of the jury of the 2019 edition of the News18 REEL Movie Awards, an honor for her to be badociated with a set of prizes celebrating the deserving cinema. "India does not need another watch show where it's hard to keep the record of who won what at the end of the awards, and therefore, the REEL awards are a initiative, "she said in her speech at the ceremony. "I remember who won last year at the REEL Awards." Ratna Pathak Shah wins the best actress, 62 times in front of the famous leading ladies who are nuanced in their work, how often does this happen "she continued.

Mirza went on to explain that, unlike most other awards, the REEL Awards commit to rewarding independent, experimental, story-based, low-budget films, which we also call cinema-oriented on the content.
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"The Bollywood landscape is changing and bold, content-driven short films are receiving as much, if not more, love from the public and critics, and it's time for these films to be recognized and deserved. , "said Mirza.
The actress said that throughout the debate, the jury voted wholeheartedly for the films that resonated with each other and remained long after viewing them.

Calling this enriching experience, Mirza invited Bhatia and Dholakia to join her. step. Bhatia said it was difficult for her to choose the best of all the candidates and that, if possible, she would have liked to award the prizes to three out of five nominees.

Dholakia said that every film was a winner because only a filmmaker knows what to do to make a film: "One of the reasons I accepted to be a REEL prize is because It was a pbadion for me to see how much you can do with a specific budget. "Calling this inspiring experience, he concluded by stating," This type of cinema makes us so proud. is like wanting to go back to school to learn something new, thank you for teaching us. "

At the ceremony, Meghna's spy drama was featured well in the technical categories, winning awards for Best Lyrics (courtesy of the director's father, legendary lyricist Gulzar) and Best Playback ( Female) singing for her song Dilbaro, as well as for the best editing for Nitin Baid, Alia winning the Best Actress Award. Gajraj Rao won Best Actor (Male) for his portrayal of Badhaai Ho's future unfortunate father, while Surekha Sikri won Best Actress in his role of matriarch of the family.

Tumbbad also dominated the technical section, winning awards for cinematography (Pankaj Kumar), best sound (Kunal Sharma) and best production scenery (Nitin Zihani and Rakesh Yadav).

However, it was Badhaai Ho who spent the best night.