EXCUSIVE: The New York Indian Film Festival has crowned its 2025 winners, including Vipin Radhakrishnan’s Angammal, which won the Best Film prize.
Set in a Tamil Nadu village, the movie sees a man struggling to accept his blouseless mother’s traditional attire, leading to complications before his in-laws’ visit
Best Debut Film (in collaboration with Film Critics Circle of India) went to Humans In The Loop, directed by Aranya Sahay
Best Director went to Rima Das for Village Rockstars 2, while the New York Women in Film & Television Excellence in Directing Award went to Shonali Bose (A Fly on the Wall) and Rima Das (Village Rockstars 2)
Best Screenplay was awarded to Second Chance, written by Subhadra Mahaja, while Best Actor was scooped by Nawazuddin Siddiqui (I’m Not An Actor). Best Actress went to Sharmila Tagore (The Ancient).
The Best Feature Documentary prize was scored by A Fly on the Wall, directed by Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar. Best Short Documentary went to An Arrested Moment, dir. Dev Benega. Best Short Narrative was awarded to Thursday Special, directed by Varun Tandon.
Late last week, New Yorker Robert DeNiro was among guests at the festival’s Special Gala Premiere.
