Uttarakhand's 'Ama-Babu' have been nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress for their film 'Pyre'
Pyre Nominations for Awards: Vinod Kapri's film 'Pyre' has received many awards so far. Padam Singh Kapri and Heera Devi, who acted in this film, have now achieved a great success.
An interesting revelation has been made about the 25th edition of the 'New York Indian Film Festival Awards'. Padam Singh Kapri, 80 years old, and Uttarakhand's 70-year-old Heera Devi have been shortlisted for Best Actor and Best Actress for their performance in the film 'Pyre'. The surprising fact is that neither of them had acted in any other film till now. The film is being directed by filmmaker Vinod Kapri.
Padam Singh was cast by Vinod Kapri for the film 'Pyre'. Padam is an Indian army retired soldier. Besides him, farmer Heera Devi was also cast. Neither of them was professional in acting. Both were residents of Berinag Tehsil in Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. Padam Singh is now fighting cancer.
This is the first time in cinema and in the history of India that an 80-year-old man who has never acted has been nominated for this award. Last year, this award was given to Jaideep Ahlawat for 'Three of Us' and Sanya Malhotra for 'Mrs'.
