Assam born renowned actor Adil Hussain has bagged the Best Actor Male award for the film ‘Raahgir: The Wayfarers’ at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF).
The film ‘Raahgir: The Wayfarers’ directed by Goutam Ghose starring Adil Hussain and Tillotama Shome has bagged a total of four awards at the CASAFF.
The film won awards for the best feature film, best director for Goutam Ghose, best female actor for Tillotama Shome and the best male actor for Adil Hussain.
In a tweet Adil Hussain said, “I am absolutely delighted to receive the Best Actor Male award for our film #Raahgir at the #WashintonDCSouthAsianFilmFestival @DCSAFF thank you. Best Director Dearest #GautamGhose, #BestActor Female @TillotamaShome#BestFilm #Raahgir. Celebrate? Producer @itsamitagarwal??”
I am Absolutely delighted to receive the Best Actor Male award for our film #Raahgir at the #WashintonDCSouthAsianFilmFestival @DCSAFF thank you. Best Director Dearest #GautamGhose, #BestActor Female @TillotamaShome #BestFilm #Raahgir. Celebrate? Producer @itsamitagarwal?? 😁 pic.twitter.com/KDyiAQdavm
— Adil hussain (@_AdilHussain) August 31, 2021
Based on a short story by Prafulla Roy, ‘Raahgir’ is a tale of 3 strangers who meet on their way and develop a bond which is based purely on their kindness and their willingness to sacrifice own basic needs to save human lives. The film highlights importance of human relations and how humanity can survive even in difficult situations.
The 2019 film was shot in Jharkhand.
The film had its Festival Screening, World Premiere at Busan International Film Festival 2019 and India Premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2019. It was also screened at 25th Kolkata International Film Festival under Maestro section.
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