Adil Hussain Nominated For Norwegian National Film Award For 'What Will People Say'
Actor Adil Hussain has been nominated in the best actor category for Norway's top national movie award Amanda for his role in Iram Haq's critically-acclaimed film "What Will People Say".
Actor
Adil
Hussain
has
been
nominated
in
the
bestactor
category
for
Norway's
top
national
movie
award
Amanda
for
his
role
in
Iram
Haq's
critically-acclaimed
film,
What
Will
People
Say.
The
film
explores
the
clash
of
cultures
through
the
story
of
a
teenage
Pakistani-Norwegian
girl,
whose
immigrant
parents
are
horrified
with
her
affair
with
a
local
boy.
The
film
is
also
nominated
for
the
best
film,
actor,director
and
script.
The
award
ceremony
will
take
place
on
August
18
and
Adil
plans
to
attend
it.
Adil,
who
played
the
role
of
a
doting
yet
controlling
father
in
the
film,
has
already
won
the
Kanon
Award
atKosmorama
film
festival,
which
is
Norway's
equivalent
of
the
Academy
Awards.
Haq's
feature
debut
"I
Am
Yours" was
Norway's
nomination
for
the
Oscars
in
2013.
The
actor
said
he
really
liked
Haq's
style
of
storytelling
and
is
happy
to
be
recognised
in
the
country.
"One
of
the
casting
directors
in
India
contacted
me
and
then
I
spoke
to
the
director.
I
really
liked
the
script.
I
had
also
liked
her
first
film.
This
film
opened
in
Toronto
International
Film
Festival
and
has
travelled
to
many
others.
The
film
was
very
successful
in
Norway
where
it
rant
for
six
months,"
Adil
told
PTI.
The
actor,
whose
international
projects
include
"Life
of
Pi",
"Reluctant
Fundamentalist" and
"Gangor",
says
he
is
open
to
well-written
stories
from
around
the
globe.
"My
first
international
film
was
'Gangor'
which
was
directed
by
Italian
filmmaker
Italo
Spinelli.
I
am
open
to
stories
which
have
a
nuanced
perspective
on
inter-human
relationship."
The
actor
has
an
equally
impressive
filmography
in
India
with
films
in
languages
such
as
Hindi,
English,
Assamese
and
Bengali.
His
last
release
was
"Bioscopewala",
an
adaptation
of
Rabindranath
Tagore's
story
"Kabuliwala".