New Delhi:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s series Heeramandi: Diamond Bazaar received two nominations in the Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards organized by the Busan International Film Festival.
It is set in India’s pre-independence era, Heeramandi: Diamond Bazaar started streaming on Netflix from May 1, starring Manisha Koirala, Sharmin Segal, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadha and Sanjeeda Sheikh. The cast played courtesans whose plot revolves around their lives in the red-light district of Heeramand in Lahore during the British rule.
After the successful run of the series, the creators announced the second season. The program has received a nomination in the Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards for best original song OTT and best original song. Sakal Ban.
“It is an honor to be nominated for the Asia Contents Awards. I am grateful to the jury and the audience for this incredible recognition,” Bhansali said in a statement.
Other contenders for Best OTT Original Series include Korean series “Boyhood,” Korean fantasy-mystery thriller “Death’s Game,” popular Chinese series “The Double,” Taiwanese crime comedy series “GG Precinct” and Korean period drama “Uncle Samsik” (2024). .
Other nominees in the Best Original Song category are “Learn to Live Again” from the Taiwanese series “Imperfect Us” (2024). “Sonaki” from the hit Korean series “Lovely Runner” and “Let’s Try” from the Thai series “Only Friends”.
In 2024, the awards received a total of 201 proposals from 16 countries. 41 works from 10 countries have still been selected as final candidates in 11 competition categories.
Other nominees for the upcoming Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards include Wong Kar-wai’s Chinese drama “Blossoms Shanghai” (2023). Indonesian series “Cigarette Girl” (2023) by Kamila Andin and Ifa Isfansah. Korean drama “Daily Dose of Sunshine” from Lee Jae-kyo and Kim Nam-su, Thai series “Enigma”, Korean drama “A Killer Paradox” and Japanese drama “VIVANT”.
Nominees for Best Asian Content are series “1286,” “Imperfect Us,” “Imperfect Victim,” Singapore show “The Last Bout,” Japanese drama “SHUT UP,” and Chinese series “To the Wonder.”
The Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards 2024 ceremony will be held at Busan Cinema Center’s BIFF Theater in South Korea on October 6. The final winners will be decided by a jury of seven international judges, including Hidetoshi Nishijima, Alice Ko. , Baek Mi Kyoung, An Eunmi, Matsuba Naohiko, Max Michael and Ellen YD Kim.
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