The wide media coverage that the theft received enabled its recovery. THE GOLDEN PEACOCK’S IMPORTANCEThe Golden Peacock trophy was close to Lester James Peries’ heart as it was the first ever international award he got in his 50-year career as a filmmaker. He received it at the New Delhi International Film Festival in 1965 for his 1964 production Gamperaliya (Change in the Village), based on a story by the renowned Sinhalese writer Martin Wickramasinghe. THE ORIGINAL’S DISAPPEARANCEThe original Golden Peacock made of 18 carat gold has also disappeared. Even the Golden Peacock awarded to him as the creator of Gamperaliya was kept by the film’s producer before it was lost.

Source: bd News24 May 05, 2018 07:52 UTC