Docu based on Kiran Bedi's life awarded

HONOUR TO KIRAN BEDI

A documentary based on the life of India's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi has won top awards at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Produced and directed by Australian film maker Megan Doneman, Yes Madam Sir won the Best Documentary award with prize money of $1lakh dollar and the Social Justice award with prize money of $2,500.

SLUMDOG BAGS THREE MORE AWARDS

Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is a real millionaire now as it added three more trophies to its kitty at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards on Wednesday.

Apart from the Attenborough British Film of the Year and the British Director award, Slumdog Millonaire also won Simon Beaufoy a trophy for Screenwriting.

The film's lead, Dev Patel lost out in the Best Actor category to Mickey Rourke for the Wrestler but there were no hard feelings.

"Of course, I mean it's the critic's choice. In London, home turf and the critics have nominated it and you know, they watch films everyday, so just to be even recognised by them and to say 'thumbs up, it was ok,' is just great,” says Dev Patel.

Patel might have lost out to Mickey in this round but he's bagged a role in M Night Shyamalan's next The Last Airbender.

Patel steps into a role that was originally meant for Hollywood heartthrob Jesse McCartney. Although details on the project are sketchy production is slated to begin in mid-March for a 2010 release.