India, Sept. 6 -- Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy scripted history at the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival. She won the Best Director at the festival, in the Orizzonti section of the festival. The director, who went up to the stage to collect the award, said that the moment felt 'surreal.' (Also read: Anurag Kashyap gushes as Songs of Forgotten Trees packs full house at Venice Film Festival: 'I couldn't have done this')

French filmmaker Julia Ducournau (Raw, Titane), who was the president of the jury of the Orizzonti section, announced Anuparna as the recipient of the prestigious award. Clad in a white saree, the director went up to the stage to collect the award.

In her acceptance speech, Anuparna said, "This moment is surreal. I...