Ajay Devgn wins best actor award at a film festival in China

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has won the Best Foreign Actor award at the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in China for his role in film ‘Raid’. The four-day fest that was held at Foshan is organized every year by CFA (China Film Association) which is associated with ICFS (India China Film Society) founded by Kishor Jawade. It wrapped up on Saturday with the Popular Movies Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony. The winners are selected by the audience.

The good news was shared by Bhushan Kumar, the head honcho of T-Series and producer of ‘Raid’. He tweeted, “Congratulations @ajaydevgn!!! So happy to see our film #Raid winning hearts at China’s 27th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. Here’s to more such achievements in the future!”

Congratulations @ajaydevgn!!! So happy to see our film #Raid winning hearts at China’s 27th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. Here’s to more such achievements in future! pic.twitter.com/BPYkjbIQaa

— BhushanKumar (@itsBhushanKumar) November 12, 2018

Bhushan Kumar in a statement said, “We have always believed in backing content-driven cinema, films with stories which are engaging and relatable. ‘Raid’ has been a very special film for us. It’s a film we believed in from day one. The best actor victory for Ajay Devgn at the Golden and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is another feather in his cap and affirmation of his strong acting talent.”

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Set in Uttar Pradesh in the 1980s, ‘Raid‘ is based on real-life events involving one of the most high profile income tax raids in India.

Kumar Mangat Pathak, producer and chairman at Panorama Studios also added that they are proud to be associated with a film like ‘Raid’, which has made its mark in global cinema and has given them encouragement to make films like these.

Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, ‘Raid’ released in India on March 16.

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