Hansal Mehta's Netflix series 'Scoop' bagged top honours at Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards 2023 in Busan, South Korea. It won Best Asian TV series and Best Actress for Karishma Tanna.
The Netflix series was nominated in these two categories at the ceremony.
The director took to social media to share the big news and said that it was a huge honour for the entire team.
Hansal Mehta wrote, ‘We won! Best Asian TV Series at Busan. #BIFF23.’
He also wrote in a separate post which read, ‘Two nominations and two awards for #ScoopOnNetflix at @busanfilmfest - Best Asian Series and Best Lead Actress for incredible @KARISHMAK_TANNA. Huge honour for the entire team. Thank you team @MatchboxShots, team @NetflixIndia and the brilliant #Scoop team. Official post soon! But we are overjoyed." The director also reposted congratulatory posts on the big win!’
Actor Karishma Tanna, who was present at the ceremony, went on stage to collect her award.
She later expressed her gratitude on social media and wrote, ‘And we Bring it Home 🇮🇳. I am absolutely thrilled to share with you all that our #series #Scoop #scooponnetflix has won 2 awards for Best Asian Series and Best Lead Actress on @netflix_in at the @busanfilmfest @aca_g.ott2023’
She added, ‘To be nominated here was a huge honour and to win in both the categories is just overwhelming. So much gratitude in our hearts. Special Thanku to my director , @hansalmehta Thanku @castingchhabra. Thank you to the entire team, team @matchboxshots and team @netflix_in for this. Thank you @monika_shergill @tanyabami and the entire NF team for backing us the way you have. Thank you @jignavora21 for letting us bare a piece of your heart to the world. God bless you!’
In the official post on X, the festival page wrote, ‘The 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards, the representative content event of the Busan International Film Festival that awards excellent TV, OTT, and online content across Asia, has announced this year’s winners and winners. Congratulations!’
'Scoop' is based on Jigna Vora's book 'Behind Bars in Byculla'. It follows the story of intrepid crime reporter Jagruti Vora.
After a fellow journalist is murdered by the Chhota Rajan gang in 2011, Jagruti’s investigation into the murder leads to her being arrested and falsely accused of the crime. The series was released on Netflix in June.
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