India, Sept. 20 -- Actor-director Tannishtha Chatterjee says she is "numb, speechless and elated" after winning the Visionary Director Award for her film Full Plate at the ongoing Busan International Film Festival.

Speaking about the project, Tannishtha shares, "It's a fiercely independent, low-budget production that has been met with an excellent reception. I'm hoping to bring it to Indian screens very soon."

The 44-year-old, who has been navigating a stage-4 oligometastatic cancer diagnosis and recovery since January, describes the past few months as an "unbelievable" rollercoaster ride. Besides her health, making the film came with its own challenges, chief among them, raising funds. "Everything that can go wrong in anybody's life ha...