MUMBAI: Netflix series Delhi Crime won the Best Drama Series at the 2020 International Emmy Awards. The series features Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang in key roles and is based on the Delhi police' painstaking investigation in the 16 December 2012 gang rape case in the capital.
The show has been directed by Richie Mehta. The director in his acceptance speech, paid tribute to the victim and her mother.
This is the first time that an Indian series has won at the International Emmys.
He said, “I dedicate this award to all the women who not just endure the violence that so many men inflict on them, but are then tasked to solve the problem. Finally, to the tireless mother, and her daughter. Not a day goes by when I don’t think about you both and what the world subjected you two to. And I hope none of us ever forget that.”
Shefali Shah, who played the lead role of Vartika Chaturvedi in Delhi Crime, shared her excitement over the big win on twitter.
OMGGGGGGGGGGGG OMGGGGGGGGGGGG OMGGGGGGGGGGGG#DelhiCrime@_AdilHussain @rajeshtailang @NetflixIndia @KaplanAaron @RasikaDugal @RichieMehta @TulseaTalent @CastingChhabra @GoldenKaravan pic.twitter.com/aNYaBZ0kao
— Shefali Shah (@ShefaliShah_) November 23, 2020
Other actors such as Adil Hussain and Rajesh Tailang too took to Twitter to celebrate the big day.
Delhi Crime #DelhiCrime wins the Emmy @iemmys International Awards for Best Drama. Congratulations @RichieMehta unmatchable @ShefaliShah dearest @rajeshtailang and whole team Big Big Congratulations!
— Adil hussain (@_AdilHussain) November 23, 2020
OMG .... #delhicrime grabs @iemmys . Congratulations to the whole team. @RichieMehta @KaplanAaron @kohlipooja @apoorva_bakshi @ShefaliShah_ @_AdilHussain @RasikaDugal @CastingChhabra
— Rajesh Tailang (@rajeshtailang) November 23, 2020
