acclaimed performances in Indian cinema,
was felicitated with the Breakthrough Actor
of the Year Award at a recently concluded
award function, for his tremendous work in
2017-2018.
Talented and versatile actor of the
generation, Rajkummar has delivered some
exceptional performances in Bose: Dead or
Alive, Bareily Ki Barfi among others. He
became quite a household name in Indian
cinema with his marvelous acting skills in
Trapped in which he plays a call center guy
who gets trapped in his apartment without
food. His portrayal of a honest rookie
government clerk in Newton also earned
him widespread acclaim.
Accepting the award from the jury, talented
Rajkummar Rao said, "It feels great to have
worked with immensely talented filmmakers
this year. I believe it has been a great year
for cinema and I hope it continues.The
dream that I saw sitting in Gurgaon that one
day I will do meaningful cinema is coming
true. I thank the audience for watching
these stories and assure them that I will
keep entertaining them.
The champions of creative storytelling
deserve the glory and recognition in the
industry. Mukti Bhawan won the first
News18 REEL Movie Award for Best Film and
Best Screenplay Award and director Amit
Masurkar bagged the Best Director award
for Newton.
TVF Bachelors Season 3 received the Best
Web Series Award. Meghna Mishra was
awarded the Best Playback Singer (Female)
for the movie Secret Superstar, while Guru
Randhawa won the award for Tumhari Sulu
in the Best Playback Singer (Male) category.
Tumhari Sulu also bagged the Best Music
Award.
The event was graced by the presence of
celebrities such as Richa Chaddha, Jim Sarbh,
Dia Mirza, Gulshan Devaiah, Sonali Kulkarni,
author Amish Tripathi, Anupriya Goenka,
Amit Sadh, Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla,
Boman Irani, Tillotama Shome, Satyajeet
Dubey, Shrishti Arya, Amitosh Nagpal, Mghna
Mishra, Sirsha Ray, Shweta Venkat,
Sanghamitra Hitaishi, Kubra Sait and Rahul
Bhatt.
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