GUWAHATI: Assam actor Adil Hussain received the Best Actor Award at Indo German Film Week held in Berlin on 30 September.
Hussain was facilitated with the honour for his role in Director Prakash Jha's Pareeksha, a Hindi-language movie where he played the role of Buchchi Paswan.
The movie is based on the real-life story of IPS officer Abhayanand, who teaches and coaches students in a village in Bihar affected by the Naxal to help them pass in the IIT-JEE exams.
On Thursday, October 1, Hussain took to his social media to share the news saying, "Thrilled to have received the Best Actor Award for the role of Buchchi Paswan in Pareeksha at the #IndoGermanFilmWeek in Berlin last night. Thank You for this recognition. I share this Award with dearest Prakash Jha. And of course with the entire team."
Notably, this film was premiered at the 50th International Film Festival of India in the Indian Panorama section in 2019. Having an IMDb rating of 8.2, the storyline of the film was praised by renowned British Filmmaker Peter Webber as well.