'Kaafiron Ki Namaaz' wins best film award at Ladakh film fest

'Kaafiron ki Namaaz', a movie by debutant director Ram Ramesh Sharma and producer Bhargav Saikai won four awards, including one for the best feature film at the third Ladakh International Film Festival.
The film, shot in Kashmir, also bagged awards for the best screenplay, best direction, best actors (shared by late Chandrahas Tiwari and Alok Chaturvedi) and best debutant director for Sharma yesterday at the closing ceremony of the festival.
The awards were announced by members of the jury and presented by National award-winning filmmaker Shaji N Karun. The jury praised the movie for its interesting story-telling.
"Honestly we did not expect the awards. We just wanted our film to be showcased at the festival. This is a very special and emotional moment for us," said Bhargav Saikai.

The closing ceremony was hosted by actress Shilpa Shukla and saw the presence of actress Deepti Naval and actor Rajit Kapoor among others.
Festival director Melwyn Williams was conspicuous by his absence.
The night also saw the screening of Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra's wife P S Bharti's documentary 'Ru Ba Ru' and Hollywood action flick, 'Transformers: Age of Extinction'.