Film maker Kabir Singh Chowdhry‘s debut film ‘Mehsampur’ won the Golden Sparrow Award for Best Editing for Sreejit Karnavar at the Diorama International Film Festival held in the Capital on Sunday.

Kabir Singh Chowdhry, Film Maker

Mehsampur is an interesting amalgamation of biopic and documentary style of filmmaking that merges facts and fiction to tell the story of Devrath – a filmmaker who arrives in Punjab to research on the iconic duo of Amar Singh Chamkila and Amarjot. In the process, he drives a fading musician and a disturbed actress to the edge. The film  based on the tragic true story of the late famous Punjabi singer-composer Amar Singh Chamkila and his wife Amarjot. The duo was shot dead by militants in 1988 in
Mehsampur prior to a performance.

A still photograph from Mehsampur