Rajkummar Rao wins the best actor honour at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

India's Oscar entry "Newton" secured two wins at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane on Thursday, with Rajkummar Rao winning the best actor and Mayank Tewari and Amit V. Masurkar claiming the best screenplay honour. Manipuri movie "Lady of the Lake" won a special mention.

Ecstatic over the win, Rajkummar tweeted: "Won the best actor award at the most prestigious APSA 2017. Thank you Maa. Thank you team 'Newton'. Don't stop chasing your dreams because they really do come true."