Even before its official release in India, Abhimanyu Dassani was already winning hearts at various film festivals with Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, his debut film itself.
Riding the waves of appreciation for his extraordinary performance, he has recently proved himself by winning the Best New Young Actor for MKDNH, his first award as the debutant at the Macau International Film festival.
Having previously being screened at MAMI as the opening film, the talented actor had received a standing ovation for his stellar performance and martial art skills in the film. MKDNH had also won People’s Choice Award for Best Film at TIFF as well.
The 3rd film festival where Abhimanyu’s movie has been screened, it is the first film from India to be selected for Midnight Madness section that deals with action thrillers. Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota is about a young man born with a condition that makes him feel no physical pain as he strikes out on a quest to beat a 100 opponents in a martial arts contest.
Abhimanyu on what resonates with the people about his performance, “Truth, honesty and passion towards the project speaks volumes through language and cultural barriers and through time. Every crew member has put their heart and soul in this film and everyone’s hard work is what connects with the audiences.”
The talented actor adds, humbled by his experience with different film festivals, “It is a great honour to meet, interact and be appreciated by artists from around the world and it feels so special to have your film being loved all over the world. The interest that they have shown feels like I’m doing something right. Each film has its own destiny and this film had to win hearts all over the world.”