The recently concluded 67th National Film Awards announcements turned out to be quite special for the team of Anandi Gopal. It was recognised as the Best Social Film and fetched the Best Production Design trophy for Sunil Nigvekar and Nilesh Wagh. The Marathi language drama traces the inspirational real-life story of Anandibai Joshi, India’s first woman doctor. It makes a case for women education and how no dream is ever too big to be realised.
Actress Bhagyashree Milind plays the title role in this acclaimed period piece set in the 19th century, and reacts to the film bagging the prestigious honours. “I am very happy for the entire unit. Creating a period film is not an easy task. A lot of detailing needs to be done in costumes, makeup and set design because the audience need to feel that they are in that time. We had set up the market places, houses and classrooms of different cities, from Konkan to Kolhapur, and the way all of it has been done is truly remarkable and it’s truly deserved,” she shares.
