‘Manto’ earns top honours
and Nandita Das. Nawazuddin Siddiqui and filmmaker Nandita Das have been awarded at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
Siddiqui was given the award for the Best Performance By An Actor for his film Manto. The actor said he is honoured.
“Honoured to have received Best Performance By An Actor Award by ASPA 2018 for my favourite film Manto. This one is special; thank you Asia Pacific Screen Award and thank you Nandita Das for believing in me,” he said.
Das won the award for achievement in films in the Asia Pacific region. “Honoured to get the FIAPF APSA Award for the life and work choices I have made. Feeling encouraged to continue to tell the stories that needed to be told,” Das tweeted.
Manto traces the life of writer Saadat Hasan Manto.