India, March 23 -- The OTTPlay Awards 2025, in association with HT City, was hosted last night in Mumbai. The event was thronging with several keynote figures from the world of entertainment, gathered to celebrate excellence in the medium of OTT. Several were awarded for pushing the boundaries with their experimental picks and among them was of course director Imtiaz Ali.

Imtiaz won the Best Director award for his effective visual storytelling in Netflix's Amar Singh Chamkila (2024). Starring Diljit Dosanjh in the titular role along with Parineeti Chopra who played his wife Amarjot Kaur, the film was a roaring critical success on the platform.

Now while the night was of course about Chamkila the film, it's impossible for the audience to...