Screenwriter and producer Jemima Khan’s film ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ won four awards at the United Kingdom’s National Film Awards, she announced on Tuesday.
Taking to Twitter, Jemima announced that her film won four awards at the National Film Awards last night, saying that she felt grateful and happy for it.
No one likes a show off. But wooohooo !!!
We won 4 awards @NATFilmAwards for our film #whatslovegottodowithit last night & I felt so grateful and happy.
???? Best screenplay
???? Best British Film
???? Best Director
???? Best Supporting ActorThank you and well done to the entire… pic.twitter.com/8ad5v4i2hi
— Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) July 4, 2023
The film won Best Screenplay – Jemima Khan, Best British Film, Best Director – Shekhar Kapur, and Best Supporting Actor – Asim Chaudhry.
The film – starring British actors Shahzad Latif, Emma Thompson and Lily James, Pakistan’s Sajal Ali and Indian actor Shabana Azmi in key roles – explores the concept of arranged marriages in South Asian culture.
Asim Chaudhry, an English comedian, writer, director and actor, plays Mo, who runs a matchmaking service.
The UK National Film Awards for this year were presented on Monday in London. The National Film Academy hosts an annual awards show to recognize the accomplishments of both well-known and up-and-coming directors, actors, actresses, casting directors, production firms, and crew.
It is one of the few motion picture award programs that allows viewers to nominate and vote in every category.
The film released in theatres across Pakistan earlier this year.
Directed by Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, best known for directing ‘Bandit Queen’ and Hollywood’s ‘Elizabeth’, the film follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe played by Lily James as she navigates the dating world.
About the storyline Khan, had told Deadline magazine in an earlier interview that she had wanted to challenge the “preconceptions that a lot of people in the west have about arranged marriages”.
At the UK premiere of the film earlier this year, Khan added that, “these kinds of films are made for big screens, and that the colour and festivities need to be celebrated on the big screen.”
