Esha Deol & director Ram Kamal win for ‘Ek Duaa’ at Boston film festival

Filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee alongside Esha Deol bagged the prestigious Indian International Film Festival of Boston Award (IIFFB) for their Hindi film ‘Ek Duaa’. Produced by Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani, the film deals with the social cause issue of gender inequality. Written by Avinash Mukherjee, the film is directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee.

Ram Kamal Mukherjee who couldn’t attend the award ceremony said: “I was busy with pre-production of my Bengali film ‘Binodiini-Ekti Natir Upakhyan’ in Kolkata, while Esha was shooting for her web series ‘Hunter’ in Mumbai. Though we both wanted to attend the screening of the film, somehow due to our prior commitments we couldn’t make it.”

Esha Deol Takhtani said: “‘Ek Duaa’ is very close to my heart, and will always be. I am thankful to jury members and founder of IIFFB, Razia Mashkoor, for honouring our film with Best Social Cause Film. When my director Ram Kamal narrated the story, I was sure that I would like to be a part of this journey. This film also marks my debut as a producer, so it’s all the more special. I am happy that international audiences are bestowing love on our film.” Esha worked with Ram Kamal in his debut short film Cakewalk in 2019.