Natasha Elangbam '94 wins National Film Award

Woodstock alumna Natasha Elangbam (Class of '94) was awarded a National Film Award for 'best narration/voiceover' in Manipuri film Sanakeithel ('Royal Market'). The 56th National Film Awards (2008) were presented by Indian President Pratibha Patil at New Delhi on March 19th.

Natasha, a Mass Communication teacher at the Manipur University, has been involved with voiceovers and anchoring for documentary films in Manipur, and Sanakeithel, in which she was described as a "gentle and intimate voice which leads you to a great treasure house of insights on markets run by women in Manipur," was given the Rajan Kamal National Award and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000.

In e-mail correspondence, Natasha told us that "I think Woodstock played a great role in shaping my personality and my English accent so I owe much of it to the school anyway!"

The National Film Awards for 2008 were announced a year later and presented in early 2010. Check out the full article here.