This is the second win for the film, which was awarded the Network of Asian Fantastic Films Award at the 12th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
After the win in Seol, Kaushik said: `The project has been garnering positive response and now with two awards in its kitty and a cash prize win, we can look at kick-starting pre production.`
A dark comedy, `Dead End` has been co-written by Dev Benegal and Sarat Rao. Satish Kaushik Entertainment and Dev Benegal's August Entertainment will co-produce the movie
`Dead end will see one of the most successful complex cross country funding and I'm sure it will firm up India's position in the global cinema market. I have always believed that cinema has no language and 'Dead End' has proved it so,` said Kaushik in a statement.
The best part is that the `a simple Indian folk tale` has become popular among cinema circuit.
`Who could even imagine of such a scope? I had the rights to the story. Dev and I developed it and I want him to direct this project as well,` said Kaushik.
