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Awards
Press
Fintech News, Emirates Development Bank premieres The Multiplier Effect to highlight the Human Side of Entrepreneurship , 2025
Atticus Films, The Human Tide Premieres at Red Sea International Film Festival, 2025
BAFTA, Judge for Best Director: Factual, 2024
Broadcast Now,Under the Skin producer set to leave BBC, Nov 2023
Royal Television Society,Tackling Taboos Panelists Announced, Nov 2023
Hold the Front page, Regional Journalists Honoured at Media Freedom Awards, Nov 2023
Day of Wrk, Ashni Lakhani, Sept 2022
John Scofield Trust,Ashni Lakhani directs documentary on Black owned Businesses, Oct 2021
John Scofield Trust,Mentee Ashni makes directorial debut for BBC Three, Nov 2021
HIV I’mStillJosh,HIV Positive and Proud’ Filmmaker Fights Stigma with Documentary, 2019
Bafta Connect Member - Nominated for contributions to the Industry
Media Freedom Awards 2023 - Young Journalist of the Year - Winner
Asian Media Awards 2023 - Best Investigation - Nominee
BBC News Awards 2023 - Most Impactful Journalism - Nominee
BBC News Awards 2023 - Most Impactful Journalism - Nominee
BBC News Awards 2023 - Rising Star - Nominee
Asian Media Awards 2022 - Best Investigation- Nominee
BBC News Awards 2021 - Outstanding Original Journalism for Under the Skin: The Botched Beauty Industry, - Winner
MHP’s 30 Young Journalists to Watch 2019, Investigations category, - Winner