Shabnam Virmani

Shabnam Virmani is a documentary film maker. She has also been an artist-in-residence at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore since 2002. Being also a co-founder of the Drishti Media Arts and Human Rights Collective, Ms. Virmani has directed several documentaries, some of which have won awards. She's also a composer and festivities participant.

''Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein'', a documentary film by Shabnam Virmani on the poet-saint as part of her Kabir Project, has won the Special Jury Prize at the 58th National Awards, June 2011.

The award was granted in acknowledgement of the film's power to expose the nuances of, and remedial suggestions to, the Kabir community. Provided by Wikipedia