Updated On: 08 August, 2022 11:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Sen elated as The Rapist, which won big at Busan film fest, is chosen as the closing movie of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Konkona Sen Sharma and Arjun Rampal in the film
Aparna Sen’s The Rapist has been doing the festival rounds since late last year. After winning the prestigious Kim Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival 2021, the Konkona Sen Sharma and Arjun Rampal-starrer is set to be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. For the filmmaker, it is rewarding to see that the drama is leaving a strong impact on the audience. “My producers [Applause Entertainment and Quest Films] and I are delighted that our movie is being showcased as the closing film at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. We are proud that the movie is being critically acclaimed at home and abroad,” she says.