The Bala Kailasam Memorial Award (BKMA) was given to Mukul Haloi, for his Assamese documentary Loralir Sadhukatha, on Saturday at the NFDC Tagore Film Centre. The documentary, which has been scripted, shot, directed and edited by him, was previously screened at several film festivals including the Mumbai Film Festival 2018. “With violence from both sides in the 1990s, it had become a part of our daily lives in the state,” Mr. Haloi said. Ramani, who was also on the nomination panel, Mr. Haloi spoke about how he had left the state in 2008 to study. Mr. Haloi was given a citation as well as a cash prize of ₹50,000 as a part of the award.

Source: The Hindu January 20, 2019 02:26 UTC