Hansal Mehta's directorial 'Scoop' is one of the highly-rated web series released in 2023. It received a lot of praise and appreciation for its nail-biting plot and performance by the star cast. 'Scoop' is based on Jigna Vora's biographical memoir 'Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison' and Karishma Tanna essays the role of Vora in the series. After receiving high praise in India, 'Scoop' is winning international acclaim as it bagged two awards at Busan Film Festival 2023.
'Scoop' won the Best Asian Series Award at the Busan Film Festival 2023 and Karishma Tanna bagged the Best Lead Actress Award. Announcing the news, Hansal Mehta wrote on Instagram, "So we won two awards at the @busanfilmfest @aca_g.ott2023 - Best Asian Series, Best Lead Actress to the awesome @karishmaktanna for our series #Scoop. To be nominated here was a huge honour and to win in both categories just overwhelming. So much gratitude in our hearts."
He added, "Thank you to the entire team, my co-creator @mrunmayeelagoo, team @matchboxshots and team @netflix_in for this. Thank you @monika__shergill @tanyabami and the entire NF team for backing us the way you have. Thank you @jignavora21 for letting us bare a piece of your heart to the world. God bless you!"
Expressing her gratitude for her win, Karishma wrote, "And we Bring it Home 🇮🇳 I am absolutely thrilled to share with you all that our #series #Scoop #scooponnetflix has won 2 awards for Best Asian Series and Best Lead Actress on @netflix_in at the @busanfilmfest.
"To be nominated here was a huge honour and to win in both the categories is just overwhelming. So much gratitude in our hearts. Special Thanku to my director, @hansalmehta. Thanku @castingchhabra. Thank you to the entire team, team @matchboxshots and team @netflix_in for this. Thank you @monika_shergill @tanyabami and the entire NF team for backing us the way you have. Thank you @jignavora21 for letting us bare a piece of your heart to the world. God bless you!" she added.
Directed by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, 'Scoop' also stars Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Harman Baweja, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Deven Bhojani.