London: Following the release of 'Article 15' on June 28, the film has bagged the Audience Award at the London Indian Film Festival on Saturday.
The film directed by Anubhav Sinha opened the 10th edition of the UK and Europe's South Asian film festival on June 20.
The film starring Ayushmann Khurrana won the award on June 29 at the festival supported by the Bagri Foundation and the British Film Institute (BFI).
The hard-hitting thriller was aimed at reminding people about Article 15 of the Constitution which prohibits any discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, and how its value has been forgotten.
In a recent statement, Sinha said: "I am delighted to have won the LIFF Audience Award, so happy that the film actually connected with Indians abroad and with non-Indians alike, who are not facing this version of inequality on a daily basis."
Featuring Ayushmannn as a police officer, the investigative thriller also stars Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, Isha Talwar and Manoj Pahwa in pivotal roles.
The film is distributed globally by Zee Studios International.
Vibha Chopra, Head-Global Syndication and International Film Distribution, ZEE Entertainment, said: "While the film is so rooted in the heartland, we were always confident that the film has a global resonance and winning at the prestigious LIFF showcases that the film has found its audience and appreciation outside of India as well.
She further added: "The validation at LIFF only reinforces our belief that good content is geography agnostic and drives us to take our cinema far and wide."
