MUMBAI: Debutante director Radhika Chaudhari, an Indian from Los Angeles, has bagged the prestigious silver Ace Award for her short film Orange Blosom in the best short section of the Las Vegas Film Festival.

The 17-minute film is the story of a single mother going through the pangs of separation from her husband, while making the folly of passing on too much information about herself and her family to a few strangers.
 
Remarked Chaudhari, "The award is a big high for me, especially as I am a first-time director. It‘s put me on this pedestal from where the whole world looks like an Un-conqured challenge about to be discovered."

American-Indian Usha Kokotay plays the protagonist while seasoned Hollywood actors like Jeff Doucette and John Paul Ouvrier provide able support.