India's official Oscar entry "Newton" received two
awards at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane on Thursday, with
Rajkummar Rao winning the best actor and Mayank Tewari and Amit V. Masurkar
claiming the best screenplay honour. Manipuri film "Lady of the Lake"
won a special mention.
Overjoyed over the win, Rajkummar posted, "Won the best
actor award at the most prestigious APSA 2017. Thank you Maa. Thank you team
'Newton'. Don't stop chasing your dreams because they really do come
true."
He also shared a photograph in which the actor, wearing a
black attire, is seen kissing the trophy.
The winners' names were being updated on the event's Twitter
handle, which also gave a glimpse into Rajkummar's acceptance speech.
"Let's keep doing this beautiful work, let's keep
making these wonderful stories. Here's to cinema," Rajkummar told and
thanked his late mother for blessing "Newton", read a post on the
official APSA Twitter page.
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