TEHRAN – Parviz Parastuii won the best actor award at the Jaipur International Film Festival in India.
He was honored for his roles in “Today” and “We Have a Guest”, the organizers announced on Monday.
In a statement published by the Persian service of ISNA on Monday, Parastuii dedicated his award to five veteran Iranian actors: Ezzatollah Entezami, Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Ali Nasirian and Davud Rashidi.
Directed by Reza Mirkarimi, “Today” narrates the story of a Tehran taxi driver who becomes the protector of a pregnant woman after he rushes her to a hospital.
“We Have a Guest” directed by Mohammad-mehdi Asgarpur tells the story of a couple, three of whose children were martyred during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
Sohana Saba from Bangladesh also received the best actress award for “Brihonnola”.
The best film award was presented to Indian director Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s “Asha Jaoar Maihe”, and the best director award went to Tehran-based Afghan filmmaker Jamshid Mahmudi for “A Few Cubic Meters of Love”, which was shot in Iran.
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