Swara Bhasker wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Sheer Qorma at Soho London Independent Film Festival

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Swara Bhasker's performance in the film Sheer Qorma has been making a lot of noise in India and the West. It has been awarded 45 International awards so far and the actress has now won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award at the Soho London Independent Film Festival, 2021.

The actress was awarded for her performance in the film Sheer Qorma and she penned a long note of gratitude at the honour. She wrote- "Yayyyeeeee! I WON Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Soho London Independent Film Festival, 2021 for the portrayal of Sitara in @sheerqorma.thefilm! Thank youuuuuu Faraz for giving me Sitara, Marijke for making this film; Shabana ma'am & Divya jiiiiiii being you- you made me rise.. and @sanjeevinisingh for the crucial part she played in making sure I did this film. So happy, so honoured and so humbled!"

The Faraz Arif Ansari directorial, which also stars Shabana Azmi and Divya Dutta, was screened at the Frameline Fest as part of the Enby Love shorts programme. The film also recently won the Best Short Film, Audience award at the 34th Connecticut LGBT Festival.

'Sheer Qorma' is based on an LGBTQ+ theme and it narrates a story of love and acceptance, revolving around its leads. The movie is a love story set at the epicentre of a judgmental society that forms preconceived notions about sexuality and relationships and goes to scrutinise love based on gender.

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