Actor Anupam Kher recently won Best Actor at the New York City International Film Festival for short film 'Happy Birthday'. The movie also went on to claim the Best Short Film award at the film festival. One of the most-anticipated short films of this year, 'Happy Birthday' stars Kher and Aahana Kumra.
Talking about his victory, Anupam Kher said, “Thank you New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF) for this great honour. It's humbling to be declared the Best Actor in this prestigious film festival. The credit goes to the whole young team of 'Happy Birthday' and my co-actor Aahana Kumra, thanks to the director Prasad Kadam, and rest team.”
Co-producer of the movie, Girish Johar said, “It's really overwhelming to receive these two awards at an International Film Festival!! Anupam Sir, is a global icon, the more we say, it always falls short. He is pure GENIUS. Ahaana, a nominee for best actress did exceptionally well.”
He added, “Also Prasad is an extremely talented director and was also nominated for best director! He knows his craft fully and has a great future. He has done wonders and will go places. So excited for receiving this honour with the well knitted 'Happy Birthday' team.”
On the work front, Anupam Kher has multiple other projects in the pipeline, including 'The Last Show', 'Mungilal Rocks', and 'The Kashmir Files'.
