Prakash Jha's 'Highway Nights' Wins At Best Of India Short Film Festival; Qualifies For 2023 Oscars
National Award-winning filmmaker and actor Prakash Jha's short film Highway Nights has won the grand jury prize at Best of India Short Film Festival 2021. After achieving this accolade the film will qualify for the 2023 Oscars. The film is about an aging overworked lorry driver who gives a lift to a young chatty sex worker.
National Award-winning filmmaker and actor Prakash Jha's short film 'Highway Nights' has won the grand jury prize at Best of India Short Film Festival 2021. After achieving this accolade, the film will qualify for the 2023 Oscars.
The film produced by Akhilesh Choudhary and Shubham Singh will have a theatrical release in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA, and qualify for the 2023 Oscar consideration.
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The film also gets eligibility for a television broadcast deal on ShortsTV. Prakash Jha said,
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"I am elated to hear the news, and I congratulate the whole team. It's a film with an important message, and I hope the film reaches a wider audience with the theatrical, digital, and television broadcast all over the world."
'Highway Nights' is an earnest take to showcase and understand women's abuse.
The film is about an aging, overworked lorry driver who gives a lift to a young, chatty sex worker one night and how they develop a bond over a short journey of few hours.
Apart from Prakash Jha, the short film also stars Mazel Vyas. An IANS report quotes director Shubham Singh saying, "It is my first short film, and to receive such acclaim is heartening. I am thankful to Prakash Ji for having agreed to act in our film. It's a moving story that people all over the world can relate to."
(With agency inputs)
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