Mumbai, Aug 7
Actor-filmmaker Kunal Kemmu's directorial debut 'Madgaon Express', a buddy-comedy, has bagged three Screenwriters Association Awards nominations.
The film starring Divyenndu, Pratik Gandhi and Avinash Tiwary, is written and directed by Kunal, which was produced by Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment.
Reacting to his directorial debut receiving acclaim at the 6th edition of the SWA awards, Kunal said, "I am very happy and excited to be nominated in all three categories for my debut film. For all the love that 'Madgaon Express' has received, this is the first time that a work of mine has been acknowledged by the writing community itself."
Before 'Madgaon Express,' the other title that Kunal had a writing credit on was the cult comedy 'Go Goa Gone', for which he had penned the dialogues.
"Writing is a difficult, solitary process and such awards bring it in the spotlight. I am keeping my fingers crossed," the actor added.
The other nominees in the Best Story and Screenplay category include Imtiaz Ali for 'Amar Singh Chamkila', Atul Sabharwal for 'Berlin', Avinash Sampath for 'CTRL' and Karan Gour for 'Fairy Folk'.