Swara wins the best actress title

Move over Katrina Kaif, Kangana Ranaut and Priyanka Chopra because Swara Bhaskar is the one who is going places.

The pretty actress, who is essaying the role of a determined mother of a stubborn teenager in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s directorial debut Nil Battey Sannata, has bagged the Best Actress award for the film, which was screened as the opening gala film at the prestigious 2nd Silk Road International Film Festival in Fuzhou, China.

Even though, Swara has in the past won the Best Supporting Actress award for her films, including Tanu Weds Manu and Raanjhanaa, this is her first Best Actress award for a protagonist role and she has won it at the international level. Swara said, “It was wonderful to win the award at an international platform. It was a really proud moment for India and Bollywood! The response to the film has been overwhelming. Everyone in the audience was incredibly moved. Many of the Chinese in the audiences were in tears. An elderly lady just came to me grabbed me and hugged me. People from the film fraternity, including Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, were there too and loved the film. It's a blessing to be part of this beautiful film.”