Assam: North East is shining once again in national awards and this time for a movie named Water Burial. The entire film was shot in Karbi Anglong and Tawang introducing new faces like Alex Piringu, Tshering Dorjee, Sonam Lhamu, and Tshering Petton.
The movie has been inspired by the Assamese novel ‘Saba Kota Manhu’ written by Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi. The entire film was shot in Karbi Anglong, Assam and Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
The film was directed by Shantanu Sen, co-produced by Faruque Iftakar, and presented by Sanjive Narain. The movie ‘Water Burial’ produced under the banner of AM Television Pvt Ltd bags the best film award on environment conservation at the 67th National Awards 2021 on the occasion of World Environmental Day.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulate Sanjive Narain for getting the National award Swarn Kamal for the movie Water Burial, ‘Best film on Environment conservation in feature film category in India.'
Directorate of Film Festivals tweeted and shared the list of the films won the National Award on Environment Conservation and Preservation.
Water Burial has been awarded the Best Screenplay Award at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2019.