Vishal-Sekhar triumphed at the best composer category for Om Shanti Om as Secret Sunshine, the South Korean story of a widow's mental breakdown, won big at the 2nd Asian Film Awards announced on Monday in Hong Kong, bagging best movie, best director and best actress for Jeon Do-yeon.Best actor went to Hong Kong veteran Tony Leung Chiu-wai for his performance in the Ang Lee spy thriller Lust, Caution.
In Secret Sunshine, Jeon plays Shin-ae, a widow who moves to her husband's hometown to start afresh after his death in a traffic accident. Instead, she has to face the kidnapping and murder of her son.
The lifetime achievement award went to Japanese director Yoji Yamada. Organisers paid tribute to late Taiwanese-American director Edward Yang by showing clips from his movies.
The Asian Film Awards is organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Screen India
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