Nagesh Kukunoor’s film Dhanak honoured in Berlin

Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor’s film Dhanak has bagged The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film and also received a special mention at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also endowed with euro 7,500. The awards were announced Saturday. ‘@Dhanakthefilm wins grand Prix for best feature at Berlinale. We also took special mention with the children’s jury,’ Kukunoor tweeted Saturday.

The movie, which features Hetal Gada and Krrish Chhabria, was invited for the Generation Kplus programme at the gala, held Feb 5-15. Dhanak was also screened at the prestigious film fest, where it had its world premiere.