Last Saturday, filmmaker Gouri Patwardhan received the National Award for her documentary film Modikhanyachya Don Goshti (Two tales of Modikhana) in the Non Feature Film category for Best Arts / Culture film at the 60th National Film Awards in Delhi. While talking about the film, she also touches upon the topic of being married to Ajmal Kamal, a Karachi-based publisher and translator who shuttles between the two countries in the midst of stringent visa restrictions.

What does this National Award mean to you?
The award is recognition for one’s work. Awards pave the way for one’s work to reach the masses. Modikhanyachya Don Goshti is a 73-minute-long film that looks at the Dalit Movement through the eyes of two generations of painters.