Satish Kaushik's film wins at London film fest

Filmmaker Satish Kaushik's A Billion Colour Story has bagged the top prize at the eighth Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) in Birmingham. The film, which is a powerful plea for Hindu-Muslim unity and religious harmony, received the audience award for best film at LIFF.

The film has earlier won at Flight of the Conchords in France, Palm Springs International Film Festival in California, BFI London Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.

Directed by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy, A Billion Colour Story features Swapnil Ralkar, Rashmi Somvanshi, Gaurav Sharma, Vasuki, Dhruva Padmakumar and Vauka Sunkavalli.