Best actress award for Gargi RoyChowdhury

Gargee RoyChowdhury has every reason to celebrate and why not? The versatile actress has bagged the Best Actress award at the Ottawa Indian Film Festival for her flawless acting in Arindam Sil's critically-acclaimed film ‘Mahananda’.

The socio-political drama, also starring Debshankar Haldar, Ishaa Saha, Arna Mukhopadhyay and others in key roles, revolves around the story of an author Mahananda whose personality bears similarities with the life and persona of Mahasweta Devi. Gargee was outstanding playing the character of Mahananda. Instead of mimicking the real-life character, the actress brought her own flourishes to the role, making her a delight to watch on screen.

Sharing her excitement after the latest recognition the actress said she wishes to share the honour with each member of the ‘Mahananda’ team and says the award is special since there were quite a few outstanding actresses who were nominated in the same category.

The seasoned actress had earlier admitted that this might become a milestone in her career: “It can be a milestone. That’s why I had to say yes to it. I have been in the industry for over two decades now, and for so many years, no one thought of such a character for me. The passionate energy of Mahasweta Devi is so invigorating.”