National Award-winning filmmaker Goutam Ghose’s critically acclaimed film ‘Raahgir’ wins two big awards at the prestigious UK Asian Film Festival 2021.
Goutam Ghose was honoured with the Best Director award and Tillotama Shome who plays one of the leads in the film won the Best Actor award.
Ghose had earlier said, “The film showcases how Indian reality differs in the cities and in a poor tribal village. It’s a beautiful story of humanity that is still alive among the poorest of the poor. It is a celebration of empathy, humanity despite a struggle for survival. It deals with a story of India’s impoverished people who live in the forests and can hardly make ends meet. They have limited dreams and desires. Their biggest concern is trying to gather the day’s food. The film celebrates the fact that despite the daily struggle for survival, the elements of humanity are still alive in these people.”
‘Raahgir’ stars Adil Hussain, Tillotama Shome and Neeraj Kabi in the lead and revolves around three strangers – Nathuni (Tillotama), Lakhua (Adil) and Chopatlal (Kabi) – who cross each other’s path accidentally on a journey and develop a strong bond.
Adil Hussain says the film deals with a story of India’s impoverished people who live in the forests and can hardly make ends meet: “They have limited dreams and desires. Their biggest concern is trying to gather the day’s food. The film celebrates the fact that despite the daily struggle for survival, the elements of humanity are still alive in these people. The film showcases how Indian reality differs in the cities and in a poor tribal village. It’s a beautiful story of humanity that is still alive among the poorest of the poor. It is a celebration of empathy, humanity despite a struggle for survival.”
