The biopic short film ‘Lachit The Warrior’ has won another award. The biopic on the legendary Ahom General, Lachit Barphukan, won the Best Animation Film in YathaKatha International Film and Literature Festival in Mumbai on Sunday night.
The film has been directed by Partha Sarathi Mahanta who is currently the DIG of Special Task Force of Assam police, and produced by Mina Mahanta and Indrani Baruah. The narration is by Dr Amarjyoti Choudhury and music is by Rupam Talukdar.
Anupam Mahanta is the creative director, while the story boarding and illustration by Hrishikesh Bora and VFX is by Ratul Dutta.
The film was first screened on November 25, 2022, during the 400th Birthday Anniversary Celebration of Lachit Barphukan in New Delhi.
The film was also awarded in eight International Film Festivals so far including the ones at Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur and Mumbai North-East Film Festival at Mumbai.
The film has also been selected for the prestigious Indian Panorama in the upcoming International Film Festival of India at Goa.
In the month of October, the film received the Best Animation Award at the 12th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival on Sunday. Earlier in September, the movie won the prestigious Chambal International Film Festival under the Best Animation Film category.
Born on November 24, 1622, Borphukan was known for his leadership in the Battle of Saraighat, 1671 in which an attempt by Mughal forces to capture Assam was thwarted.
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