Winner
3RD CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NICOSIA 2008
'Aphrodite Medallion' for 'Best Script'
(Sameer Hanchate, Rajiv Velicheti, Bijesh Jayarajan)

RACE - V.SHANTARAM AWARDS 2007

Best Debut Director (Sameer Hanchate)

 
Official Selections
3RD CANNES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, MAY 12th TO 23rd 2010
 
53RD ASIA PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL, KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN, 2009
 
33RD CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2009
 

3RD CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NICOSIA 2008

 

8TH FILCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, TRIVANDRUM 2008

 
10TH KALA GHODA FILM FESTIVAL, MUMBAI 2008
 
2ND HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2008
 
'INDIAN PANORAMA'
38TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA, GOA 2007
 
3RD I, NEW YORK 2007
 
THE TIMES BFI 50TH LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2006
Peter Bradshaw's Top 10 pick at the London Film Festival, 2006 - The Guardian
 
 
Nominations

3RD CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, NICOSIA 2008
'Golden Aphrodite Award'


RACE - V.SHANTARAM AWARDS 2007

Best Supporting Actor Male (Vikram Gokhle)

13TH STAR SCREEN AWARDS 2006
Best Story (Sameer Hanchate)

Most Promising Newcomer Male (Vinod Sharawat)
 
 
Reviews
'Gafla' takes us deep into the bowels of what goes on in the mysterious world of those who make (and lose) money. - 'THE SUNDAY NEWSLINE'
 
'Gafla' captures the nuances of the market and his (the protagonist's) climb is gripping. -
'MID-DAY'
 
The director displays a flair for using street side locations, has a sense for scripting, and extracts first-rate performance from Vinod Sharawat. - 'DNA'
 
The title, which means 'scam', is the watchword of this movie from India that might shape up as the 'Wall Street' of the globalised 21st century. - PETER BRADSHAW, 'THE GUARDIAN'
 
Gripping and incisive 'Gafla' examines the ethics and morality of this Machiavellian world defined by its winners and losers. Hanchate draws compelling performances from a largely unknown cast in this daring debut feature. - CARY SAWHNEY, 'THE TIMES BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL'