The Fable, written and directed by Raam Reddy, added another feather to its cap by becoming the first Indian film to bag the Best Film award at the Leeds International Film Festival 2024.
The world premiere of the directorial by Raam Reddy took place at the Berlinale Film Festival in February 2024. Manoj Bajpayee, Priyanka Bose, Ravi Bisht, Tillotama Shome, and Deepak Dobriyal star in the film, which received the Special Jury Prize at the 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Accepting the award, he stated that he was very happy to have gotten the chance to share his film at such a storied film festival.
"Leeds is an amazing festival, not just for its incredible heartfelt curation, but also because it is an Academy Award qualifying festival that screened close to 250 amazing films this year! So I got an opportunity to present The Fable in person in Leeds for the UK premiere and the audience response to the film was incredibly engaging-it was amazing."
This recognition for Best Film on such an important international platform makes me feel thankful and fulfilled as a filmmaker. I would love to dedicate this award to my fantastic team whose sustained passion and effort over the years have brought *The Fable* to life!
Bajpayee also had a few words to share. I feel really fortunate to be a part of The Fable and to see how it has connected with audiences around the world. It was a very enriching experience to work under the thoughtful storytelling and unique blend of magical realism by director Raam Reddy, who worked along with Pratap Reddy, Juhi Agarwal, and later, Guneet Monga Kapoor and Achin Jain.
This was a journey of an experience and with talent so strong that I felt my co-stars, Priyanka Bose and Deepak Dobriyal and especially Tillotama Shome were extraordinary with the potential to touch hearts worldwide.
Winning Best Film at Leeds is a triumph not just for our film, but a proud moment for Indian cinema.
I hope that The Fable continues to inspire and touch people around the world."
About The Fable-
The film is set in 1989 in northeast India. It follows the character Dev (Bajpayee) who, along with his family of four, owns a large, once-colonial estate. Life in their estate was pleasant and normal until one day, he chanced upon a burnt apple blossom tree in his estate. In the days to follow, he found more trees and bushes were burnt. Dev mistakenly thinks this is the fault of the poor-but-loyal employees working in his property or Nomads.
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