Rima Das’ movie ‘Bulbul Can Sing’ has won the Rajat Kamal (Silver Peacock) winning the best Assamese Film in the 66th National Film Awards that were announced today.
#NationalFilmAwards: Best Assamese Film- Bulbul can sing
— Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) August 9, 2019
Incidentally, it’s Rima Das’ second film after ‘Village Rockstars’ to win a national film award.
‘Bulbul Can Sing’, a powerful story on three teenagers — two girls including the main protagonist ‘Bulbul and a boy — defining their own identities against some age-old rules set down by the village, also won the ‘Best Indie Film’ at the ongoing Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
Presenting Bulbul Can Sing, IFFM2019's recipient of the 'Best Indie Film'. Congratulations @rimadasFilm
Catch the film tomorrow at Hoyts Docklands as our opening film. Presented by @malaikaaroraofficial@filmvic @visitmelbourne @visitvictoria | #IFFM2019 pic.twitter.com/ygChcIHrD9
— Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (@IFFMelb) August 8, 2019
Thank you to the jury of Indian Film Festival of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne @IFFMelb for awarding #BulbulCanSing the Best Indie Film. Kudos to the Festival Director Mitu Bhowmick and the whole team for putting together this unique festival. pic.twitter.com/DNJILzrx5h
— rima das (@rimadasFilm) August 9, 2019
