India has scored the region’s top acting award for the second consecutive year with the
announcement of Rajkummar Rao as the winner of the prestigious 11th Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA) for Best Performance by an Actor for his role in Newton.

Newton also picked up the Best Screenplay award for writer Mayank Tewari and writer/director Amit V Masurkar. Both Rao and Tewari were present to accept the awards on the night.

Nominated for Achievement in Directing for Sexy Durga, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan also attended the Awards in Brisbane.

Watch Rajkummar Rao accept his award:

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