Humaima Malick has won the first ever South Asian Rising Star Film Award, in the Best Lead Actress category, for her role in ‘Bol’.
The awards were part of the 9th annual South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF); the largest entertainment gala related to South Asian entertainment industry to be held in the United States, organised in collaboration with HBO.
Humaima who was competing with Bollywood actresses Tannishtha Chatterjee, Parineeti Chopra, Rasika Dugal and Preeti Desai in the Best Lead Actress category was over whelmed with the achievement. She said, “I had no idea this role would earn so much recognition. It is an amazing honour to receive another award in a foreign land for a movie that is very close to my heart. I owe the entire team of ‘Bol’, Shoaib MAnsoor and my family for this achievement.”
Nine categories had been announced in accordance with the 9th anniversary of SAIFF, New York for the first edition of awards. The award ceremony was hosted by Bollywood actress Sunny Leone and US filmmaker Jay Chandrasekhar, while the star studded jury included American actress and musician, Janina Gavankar; Indian film critic, Rajeev Masand; front-man of Goldspot and singer/songwriter, Siddhartha Khosla; and American actor, Maulik Pancholy.
