'Apna Asmaan' awarded the 'German Star of India'

Mumbai, July 18 (UNI) Adman Kaushik Roy's debut film 'Apna Asmaan' was awarded the 'German Star of India' at the Stuttgart Film Festival in Germany.

The Irrfan Khan-Shobana starrer was screened on July 14 in the Bollywood and Beyond section and was selected from eight other movies for this award, which included Bheja Fry by Sagar Ballary and 'Manhattan Biryani' by James Edward Duff amongst others. The awards were announced at a ceremony held on Sunday evening last week.

Kaushik Roy who was there for the screening said after his return, '' My first film, my first festival, my first award. I am very encouraged and going by the theatrical success of last year's winner here (Mixed Doubles), I'm very optimistic that Apna Asmaan will do very well''.

Co-produced by Umang Pahwa, under the Imagination Works banner, 'Apna Asmaan' stars Irrfan Khan, Anupam Kher, Rajat Kapoor and South veteran actor Shobana. The film is about a teenager's journey to be loved and admired for what he is rather then what his parents want him to be. 'Apna Asmaan' takes this story line and gives it the sensibility of an urban thriller, making it an entertaining yet thought-provoking film about parents and their demands from their children.

The Annual Stuttgart Festival selects and screens a mixture of mainstream and art-house cinema across the world. 'Apna Asmaan' was also screened at the Cannes Film Market in May 2007.

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