Close on the heels of The Tashkent Files crossing 80 days, the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) honoured Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri with a trophy for delivering a stupendous box office success.
The film recorded a collection of Rs 20 crore plus with a shoestring making and marketing cost of Rs 4 crore and garnering a position among the top 5 “profitable films” status of 2019.
“The Tashkent Files, released on April 12, faced a slew of onslaughts week on week from the big budget and star led films like Kalank, Avengers, SOTY 2, Bharat and De De Pyar De. Yet it maintained a steady graph gliding through its 12th week run,” said a source.
The award was presented to Vivek by four times National Award winner Madhur Bhandarkar and Sriram Raghvan.
Talking about the honour, Vivek stated, “It is always heartening to be recognised and acknowledged by the fraternity. This film has broken all the rules, it has every element that is a big no-no in film’s rule book. Yet it ran for over 80 days. This means that if you chase your conviction, anything is possible.”
The filmmaker has announced his next venture — The Kashmir Files which is based on the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.
The Tashkent Files is still running in theatres.
