Chak De India has won the Best Film Award at film festival gala night in Sydney
The Shah Rukh Khan starrer mega hit Chak De India has won the Best Film Award at the 5th Australian Indian Film Festival gala night in Sydney Thursday.
The Shimit Amin directed film – a gritty tale of Indian women hockey players that also starred 90 Australian players and over 9,000 Australian extras – has also won applause from audiences and critics alike in India.
The awards were chosen by an esteemed group of Australian film critics, including Peter Thompson (Showtime), Margaret Pomeranz (ABC TV At The Movies), Nell Schofield (Channel 9 Sunday Show), Marc Fennell (Triple J), Adrienne McKibbons (Metro Magazine) and Ian Taylor (ABC TV).
The Sydney festival, which has writer and director Yash Chopra as its patron, is attended by over 40,000 people each year.
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