Lagatar24 Desk
Bollywood actor Ali Fazal has bagged the nomination in the best actor category at the Asian Content Awards by the Busan International Film Festival. Ali bagged this nomination for his role of Ispit Nair in the ‘Ray’ anthology on Netflix.
Notably, Ray is directed by Srijith Mukherji and the story is a modern interpretation of Satyajit Ray’s story ‘Bipin Chaudhary Ka Smriti Bhram’. In this, Ali plays the role of a cut-throat corporate shark who never forgets anything and has a memory of a computer.
On the nomination, Ali said, “Wow, This was totally unexpected. I am so humbled to receive this nomination and it means a lot to be recognized by ACA. A lot of great content was produced this year in Asia and to land a nomination amongst such an impressive lineup of films and actors is an honour”.
The Asian Contents Awards(ACA) aims to showcase outstanding TV, OTT, and online content from Asia. The third ACA is run by the Busan International Film Festival(BIFF)’s Asian Contents and Film Market(ACFM). Interestingly, this year the ACA was dominated by Korean drama and Netflix originals.