Bagging yet another award to his name , Film Director 𝐎𝐣𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐰𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 has won the ‘𝐑𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐋’ 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 for his film 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝. Announced at the 𝟔𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 today for films made in 2020, Admitted won under the Special Jury category for Non-feature Films marking the National Award for contribution to Indian Cinema.
“It is overwhelming to see the film get such recognition and respect from not only the audience, but an esteemed jury of the 68th National Awards. I am heartened by the appreciation and thank the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for bestowing upon me this award, ensuring that stories of all format and genre find there space in films.”, said Ojaswwee Sharma.
Admitted is a biographical docudrama based on the life of Dhananjay Chauhan – the first transgender student of Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Ojaswwee had recently received the award for the Best National Documentary Above 60 mins for ‘Admitted’ at 17th MIFF – Mumbai International Film Festival 2022 by Films Division India and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
Ojaswwee’s films have received national and international recognition with awards at acclaimed film-festivals globally, bringing glory to India. Ojaswwee’s work has been recognized by the Media Federation of India in 2022 and Public Relations Council of India in 2021 for his work in films and instilling pride in the community through filming thought provoking, realistic and socially relevant films and showcasing them through public events and film festivals.
Ahead of the announcement, the Chairperson and other Jury members called on the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur and presented him with the selections for the Awards. Shri Thakur congratulated all the winners and said, “2020 was a particularly difficult year for films due to the COVID pandemic, yet the nominations consisted of great works.”
The Jury comprised of eminent film makers and film personalities from across the Indian cine-world. The national jury made a special note of the film’s forceful and brave lead character, and how the subject has been dealt by the make.
The awards were announced by Shri Chitrartha Singh, Chairperson, Non-Feature Jury, Shri Anant Vijay, Chairperson, Best Writing on Cinema Jury and Shri Dharam Gulati, Feature Film Jury (Member – Central Panel) in presence of Ms. Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Established in 1954, the prestigious awards are administered by the Government of India’s Directorate of Film Festivals. Because of Covid-19-related delays, this year’s ceremony honored films from 2020, across several categories.
