Child prodigy bags three international awards for directing film

Child prodigy Master Kishan from Bangalore, who is Guinness record holder for being the youngest film director, has received three international awards at the 18th International Film Festival for Children held at Cairo in Egypt recently.

Kishan, who is now 12 years old, had begun directing the film “Care of Footpath” based on the lives of street children three years ago at a tender age of 9 years to rewrite the Guinness Book of World Records.

At the International Film Festival for Children, Kishan bagged the Children’s International Jury award under long and short film category, Special International Jury award under long and short film category as well as the Special International Jury award under long and short film category.

The Special International Jury award under long and short film category was closest to Kishan’s heart as the same award was conferred on his favourite hero Amitabh Bachchan about six years ago.

Back in Bangalore with awards, Kishan told reporters that he was thrilled with the awards, particularly the Special International Jury award, which is given after senior members of journalists’ syndicate viewed rare films in their premises and acknowledge rare film personalities with the award.

During the film festival in Cairo, the members of syndicate arranged for viewing the film. “I was very excited when I learnt that the syndicate will be viewing my film. I was curious to know their reaction. After viewing the film, they asked me a series of questions after which I was given the award”, said Kishan.

Incidentally, this is the fifth international award Kishan has bagged for his film so far. The previous two were Chamber of Deputies Award for the second best film and the Children’s Rights Award at the Giffoni International Children’s Film Festival held in Italy in2007.
Kishan, who is studying in standard VII, said he would not rest of his laurels. After being away in Egypt for almost a fortnight, the child prodigy will now be studying hard for the annual exams, which are just round the corner