'Buddha in a Traffic Jam' wins at Madrid film gala

Vivek Agnihotri's political satire "Buddha In A Traffic Jam" won the Best Original Screenplay in a foreign language award at the Madrid International Film Festival.

"Won the 'Best Original Screenplay' at Madrid International Film Festival, Spain. for #BuddhaInATrafficJam Thanks #TeamBuddha," Agnihotri tweeted.

The film festival, which started on July 2 and ended on Saturday, is an annual film jamboree focusing on independent films.

"Buddha In A Traffic Jam" features actors like Mahie Gill, Aanchal Dwivedi, Pallavi Joshi, Anupam Kher, Arunoday Singh and Vivek Vaswani.

It also had two other nominations -- Best Foreign Language Film and Best Lead Actress in a foreign language film for actress Mahie Gill at the fest.