Which one among the following films was conferred the ‘Golden Peacock’

Which one among the following films was conferred the ‘Golden Peacock’ award in the 45th International Film Festival of India (2014) ?

Ek Hazarachi Note
A Short Story
Leviathan
Ajeyo
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2015
The correct answer is C) Leviathan. The Russian film ‘Leviathan’ was awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock award for the Best Film at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in 2014.
– The 45th edition of IFFI was held in Goa from November 20 to November 30, 2014.
– ‘Leviathan’, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, was recognized as the best film of the festival.
– Other films listed were also part of the festival or relevant films from 2014, but ‘Leviathan’ won the top prize.
‘Leviathan’ is a critically acclaimed drama film that explores themes of corruption, faith, and power in contemporary Russia. It also won the award for Best Screenplay at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ‘Ek Hazarachi Note’ (A Thousand Rupee Note) was an Indian film that won a Special Jury Award at the same festival.