Mira Nair's,The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a unanimous choice of the Jury members, wasawarded with the first Centenary Award and presented with a Silver Peacock, acertificate and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh at this year's International FilmFestival of India (IFFI).
Mira Nair's, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, was alsothe closing film that brought down the curtains at the 43rd International FilmFestival of India, Goa.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a touching and engaging story of a young manchasing corporate success on Wall Street. Post September 2011 tragedy in America,he finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostagecrisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.
It is based on the bestselling novel by Mohsin Hamid. The film was shot inLahore, Istanbul, New York, Atlanta, Delhi and stars Kate Hudson, KieferSutherland, Liev Schrieber, Riz Ahmed, Shabana Azmi and Om Puri.
Commenting onthe achievement, director Mira Nair said, “As a child of the hundred years ofIndian cinema, and as its perpetual student, to be given this first CentenaryAward is a huge honour. The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a global film, but itsheartbeat is fierce desi. Shukhriya!”
Together withour exhibition partners, we have built a unique, incremental distributionplatform over the last 12 years at PVR Pictures." said Sanjeev KumarBijli, Joint MD, PVR Limited.
"It's an honour to be distributing ‘TheReluctant Fundamentalist’ in India and we are thankful to Mira for trusting uswith her film. We are very excited about the films prospects in India and arekeenly looking forward to its theatrical release"
The ReluctantFundamentalist is slated for an April 2013 release in India.