JAIPUR: On January 20, at the first Rajasthan International Film Festival held here, veteran actor Om Puri and up n’ coming Bollywood actor Prashantt Guptha were felicitated with the top honors of the evening. With the central theme of the festival being ‘The Common Man of Indian Cinema,’ the festival highlighted the achievements of the senior actor for his contribution to Indian cinema with its equivalent of The Lifetime Achievement Award.
On the other hand, actor Prashantt Guptha, being a Jaipur native who made his foray into Hindi cinema and showed immense progress over the last couple of years, was bestowed the Pride of Rajasthan Award.
Prashantt Guptha was born and brought up in New York and shifted base to Mumbai a few years ago. After small roles in Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi and Kaalo, Prashantt came into recognition after playing the anti-hero in Pen India/Shailesh Singh’s Issaq, followed by two releases in 2014, Identity Card and 6-5=2.
Amongst several international, Hindi and regional films, the young actor’s critically acclaimed film Identity Card received the Best Feature Film award at the hands of Padmini Kolhapuri.
Last year, Prashantt won best supporting actor at the San Francisco Global Movie Fest for his work in Identity Card. The young actor is currently shooting for director Sanjay Amar’s film 19th January, yet another beautiful drama on a historic day in Kashmir, alongside stellar actors Deepti Naval and KK Raina.
India Post News Service
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