The 22nd, annual UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF) hosted the Tongues on Fire Flame Awards at BFI Southbank.

The presentation by actors, Nisha Aaliya and Yanick Ghanty, followed the UK Premiere of Gangnam Girls. Representing the film at the Closing Gala were director, Charmi Nemchand Chheda, and producer, Nyema Zam. 

Additional guests in attendance included actors, Hina Khan, Lillete Dubey, Shaheen Khan, Yasir Hussain, Sudha Bhuchar, Himanshi Choudhry, Beo Raana Zafar, Harv Nagra and Vishnu Krishnan; supermodel and actress, Elena Fernandes; and music artists, Talvin Singh OBE and Abbas Hasan.

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UKAFF with Lillette Dubey,  Charmi Nemchand and Nyema Zam

The ‘Dare To Dream’ theme of this year’s festival commemorated 75 years of India and Pakistan’s Independence.

The curation acknowledged personal and societal freedoms as well as address topical issues such as climate change and human resilience in the face of oppression through the festival programme.

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Dr Pushpinder with director Charmi Nemchand and producer Nyema Zam and below with Hina Khan.

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Tongues on Fire Flame Award-winners: 
Best Film Curator’s Choice: Gandhi & Co
Best Short Film: February 1st 
Best Actor: Yasir Hussain
Celebrating Dare to Dream Theme: Adieu Godard 
Best Original Screenplay: Adh Chanani Raat 
Best Documentary: Kekee Manzil: House of Art
Best Music Score: Talvin Singh 
Best Director: Abu Aleeha 
Best Debut Feature Film: Gangnam Girls 
Best Film: Dostojee, Two Friends
Trail Blazer: Hina Khan 
Rising Star Award: Nisha Aaliya 
Best Animated Film: Priya And The Twirling Wind
Championing Change: Emergence – Out of Shadows
Silver Flame Award – Contribution to Film & Television: Shaheen Khan 
Golden Flame Award – Contribution to Film and Theatre: Lillete Dubey

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Q&A with Gangnam Girls director Charmi Nemchand and producer Nyema Zam with Anuj Radia