By Monday, October 27, 2014 – 12:03
Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Haider ” – a modern-day adaptation of “Hamlet” – won the People’s Choice Award in the Mondo Genre (world genre) at the ninth edition of Rome Film Festival here.
“Haider” also had an Italian premiere Oct 24. The film, produced by UTV Motion Pictures and VB Pictures, won the award Saturday.
“It truly affirms our belief that good cinema can transcend boundaries and this award puts ‘Haider‘ on the global map,” Amrita Pandey, vice president and head of marketing and distribution – Studios, Disney India, said in a statement.
Source: http://tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/haider-wins-award-rome-wow-moment-shahid-bhardwaj-141027