Indian First Ladies-VenikaMitra – Director of First Indian film to win an award at Short Film Fest in Cannes at Beyond Border: Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.

She is a graduate in Mass Media and Mass Communication and always wanted to contribute in the film industry. Her first experiment was a short film, a product of human beneficence and reinforcement. The film won 10 international film festivals and has been an official selection in 23 international film festivals. The film also won two prestigious awards in ‘Beyond Border Diversity’ in Cannes Short Film Showcase in Cannes, France in May 2017.

She was honored with INDIAN WOMEN ACHIEVERS AWARD by the President of India on January 20, 2018 at New Delhi.