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 held on June 13-17. Geetanjali Thapa is the first Bollywood lead actress from the small state of Sikkim, and her success story will surely inspire the new generation to dream big. Geetanjali Thapa , who plays “Charu” in I.D. , earli er won the Award for Best Actress at Imagineindia International Film Festival, Madrid. The much-acclaimed film I.D. has won seven awards at film festivals across different countries and is making news. Speaking exclusively to Shital Pradhan, blogger of the ' 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...
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