Sharmeen's 'AAGAHI' nominated at Cannes Lions Int'l Fest.

KARACHI -- Two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's awareness series 'AAGAHI' has been nominated at the 66th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

AAGAHI, which literally means awareness, is a public service campaign with an aim to educate women about their legal rights in Pakistan and is nominated for the Sustainable Development Goals Lions in the Gender Equality category.

AAGAHI is indeed the first Pakistani awareness series to be nominated for Cannes Lions. The winners will be announced during the Cannes Lions Good track award ceremony tomorrow.

'AAGAHI is a campaign designed to create awareness in women so they are able to navigate the police and judicial system with confidence in Pakistan. The impact created in rural and urban communities through AAGAHIhas been tremendous and we at SOC Films are delighted to...