Sikkim-born Geetanjali Thapa has won the Best Performance in the Narrative Competition
for her role in Kamal K.M’s I.D at the recently concluded Los Angeles Film Festival. I.D. was
screened in the Los Angeles Film Festival in the section of the International
Competition that was held on June 13-17.
Geetanjali Thapa is the first Bollywood lead actress from the small
state of Sikkim and her success story would surely inspire the new generation
to dream big.
Geetanjali
Thapa portraying a character of “Charu” in I.D. had earlier won the Award for
Best Actress at Imagineindia International Film Festival, Madrid for the same
film. The much-acclaimed film I.D. has so far won seven awards at film
festivals across different countries and is making news.
Speaking
exclusively to Shital Pradhan, blogger of ’Proud to be a Sikkimese’ blog she said “I feel extremely grateful. It
feels good to be appreciated for the hard work one has put in. I have been
meeting filmmakers and reading scripts. I did three films after I.D that included Monsoon Shootout by Amit Kumar, Liar's
Dice by Geetu Mohandas and White Lies
by Danis Tanovic. I am looking forward to their releases. There are wonderful
films being made; I mostly do independent meaningful films and I am happy to be
part of Indian cinema, added Thapa.
When
asked about the similarity of the character of Charu with that of her real
life, she said, “I could relate to Charu because I am a displaced person
myself. I too came to Bombay looking for a job and I too lead a similar life.
We share the sense of displacement, having found ourselves in a city of
strangers, trying to grapple with the chaos and finding our feet at the same
time.”
In
bestowing Geetanjali Thapa with the Best Performance Award, the Jury of the Los
Angeles Film Festival had stated: “The
Narrative Competition Jury gives an award for Best Actor to the very
talented Geetanjali Thapa for her portrayal of Chara in Kamal K.M.’s I.D. Thapa’s performance is
recognized in part for her ability to win over the audience’s empathy for
a character that initially lacks, indeed even resists, empathy. Rarely
conversational, her ability to speak volumes with gesture and silence is a
revelation to the audience.
With an onscreen presence that commands
attention, we see her rising star as something that excites us as
filmmakers, and we are privileged to bear witness to the start of Thapa’s
very promising career.”
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