Six Indian films have bagged eight major nominations in the 10th edition of Asia Pacific Screen awards this year. Bollywood thriller "Psycho Raman," directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been nominated in three categories including best actor, achievement in cinematography and achievement in directing. <br/><br/>In the best performance by an actor category, Nawazuddin is up against Manoj Bajpayee for "Aligarh," Dev Patel for "Lion," Farhad Aslani for "Daughter''. In the category of best screenplay, two Indian films — Leena Yadav's "Parched" and Supratik Sen and Gurvinder Singh's "The Fourth Direction"– are nominated.<br/>The Asia Pacific Screen awards is said to be the region's highest accolade in films which recognizes and promotes cinematic excellence and cultural diversity of the region comprising 70 countries. The winners will be announced on November 24th this year in Brisbane.
News On AIR | October 25, 2016 1:06 PM
Indian films grab eight major nominations in Asia Pacific Screen awards