Shefali Shah in Delhi Crime/ Facebook
The International Emmy Awards announced its list of nominees for this year.
In this list, Global streaming service, Netflix bagged five nominations, including one for the 2019 cop-crime thriller, Delhi Crime, in the category of Best Drama Series.
The Shefali Shah starrer web-series has won the award.
The official Twitter handle of Emmys tweeted, "The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to "Delhi Crime" produced by @GoldenKaravan / @skglobalent / @NetflixIndia, #India! #iemmys #iemmyWIN
Director Richie Mehta, during the virtual ceremony, 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."
Delhi Crime stars Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang, Vinod Sherawat, Denzil Smith, Gopal Dutt, Yashaswini Dayama, and Jaya Bhattacharya.
The series is a fictional depiction of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape.