<p>Actor Rajkummar Rao&nbsp;is &quot;proud&quot; that his Bollywood film <em>Newton</em>&nbsp;has bagged two more awards and &quot;continues to win hearts&quot;.</p>

<p>The comedy-drama film has bagged International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Best International Film award and Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema`s (NETPAC) Best Asian Film award at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala (IIFK 2017).</p>

<p>Elated after hearing the news, the 33-year-old actor took to his Twitter handle, writing, &quot;Super proud #Newton.&quot;The movie`s production company Drishyam Films also took to its Twitter handle and wrote, &quot;#Newton continues to win hearts. Bags FIPRESCI (Best International Film) and NETPAC (Best Asian Film) award at @IFFKerala. Super proud!&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="nl">Super proud <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Newton?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Newton</a> <a href="https://t.co/gNYrrmMsgk">https://t.co/gNYrrmMsgk</a></p>
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<p>Despite receiving accolades at various film festivals, <em>Newton</em>&nbsp;failed to get selected in Oscar`s best foreign-language film category.The film revolves around an idealistic election officer, who manages to hold elections in a Chhattisgarh village despite the threat of Naxalite violence</p>


Despite receiving accolades at various film festivals, Newton failed to get selected in Oscar`s best foreign-language film category

Actor Rajkummar Rao is "proud" that his Bollywood film Newton has bagged two more awards and "continues to win hearts". The comedy-drama film has bagged International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Best International Film award and Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema`s (NETPAC) Best Asian Film award at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala (IIFK 2017). Elated after hearing the news, the 33-year-old actor took to his Twitter handle, writing, "Super proud #Newton."The movie`s production company Drishyam Films also took to its Twitter handle and wrote, "#Newton continues to win hearts. Bags FIPRESCI (Best International Film) and NETPAC (Best Asian Film) award at @IFFKerala. Super proud!" Super proud #Newton https://t.co/gNYrrmMsgk — Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) December 16, 2017 × Despite receiving accolades at various film festivals, Newton failed to get selected in Oscar`s best foreign-language film category.The film revolves around an idealistic election officer, who manages to hold elections in a Chhattisgarh village despite the threat of Naxalite violence

Despite the Oscar snub, Rajkummar Rao ''proud'' of Newton winning two more awards

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Despite the Oscar snub, Rajkummar Rao ''proud'' of Newton winning two more awards