CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: MCU’s film ‘Vidyarthi’ has won the second prize at the Ujjaini Short Film Festival. Vice-Chancellor Vijay Manohar Tiwari congratulated the team.
Bhopal: The film ‘Vidyarthi’, produced by the Department of Electronic Media at Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal, has received the second prize at Ujjaini Short Film Festival Season-4. Vice-Chancellor Vijay Manohar Tiwari congratulated the team members on this major achievement.
The film ‘Vidyarthi’ was honoured in the fiction category at the film festival held in Ujjain on October 24 and 25, 2026.
It is noteworthy that ‘Vidyarthi’ is based on the life, journalism and ideas of the late Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, the eminent journalist and freedom fighter. The film effectively presents his fearless journalism, his struggle against the injustices of British rule through the newspaper Pratap, and his efforts against social inequality and communal hatred.
The film was produced by the Department of Electronic Media under the guidance of Vice-Chancellor Vijay Manohar Tiwari. Department head Monika Verma, senior assistant professor Rahul Khadiya and producer Manoj Patel met the Vice-Chancellor and informed him about the award.
Through the film, the Department of Electronic Media has attempted to present the message of the glorious history of Indian journalism, social harmony and human values in cinematic form. The achievement has created an atmosphere of joy in the university.
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