Pied Piper wins yet another award, that of the Best Film in the International category at LUMS (Lahore University Management 
Studies) International Film Festival 2014, Lahore, Pakistan.
An elated director Vivek Budakoti exclaims, “I feel honored and excited by this appreciation coming from our neighbour Pakistan. The program director shared with us that the film has touched a chord with the Pakistani audience. We have a different geography now but we do share a common history and hence their connect with the film is quite obvious.”
Enthuses writer and co-producer Rajita Sharma, “I am extremely proud of my director, brilliant actors and technical team! An award is a recognition of all the hard work and passion that has gone into the making of the film. A moment to be cherished indeed.”
Pied Piper has earlier won the Best Film category at the Delhi International Film Festival and has traveled to many acclaimed festivals like Mumbai FIlm Festival MAMI 2013; Fer film Festival, Republic of Kosoves 2013; Alexandria Film Festival, Washington DC 2013; Freethought International Film Festival, Orlando 2013; Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2013; Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Indonesia 2013; Rafi Peer International Film Festival, Lahore 2013; Daring Independent Film Festival, Toronto 2013; Dhaka International Film Festival 2014; The Indian International Film of South Africa; Berlin International Directors Lounge among others.
A little about Pied Piper for information:
Pied Piper is a satirical folklore of a simple laundryman,Chunnilal (played by Rajpal Yadav), who is rumoured to have acquired his beloved donkey’s brains in a freak accident. Charming millions with his asinine traits, Chunnilal soon rises to become the most popular hero of his time.Ill at ease by his non-conformist approach, suspicious establishment starts to fear his influence on society. He must be stopped. Or better, he must be eliminated. The question remains, however, whether Chunnilal, the hero of a people, can altogether be erased from a collective consciousness? A tale of a simple man’s tryst with his asinine conscience laced with wry humour, the film mirrors the current socio-political turmoil in Democratic India.
Source : Sachin Murdeshwar