Bangladeshi actor Chiranjit Biswas won the Best Male Actor award for his performance in “Delupi” at the 21st Tasveer Film Festival (TFF), held in Seattle, United States. The festival's closing ceremony took place on October 18.
Director Mohammad Touqir Islam attended the ceremony and accepted the award on Biswas's behalf, according to a press release.
Tasveer is an Oscar-qualifying South Asian film festival. “Delupi” was the only Bangladeshi film selected for this year's lineup.
The film is set to compete in the main competition sections of 2 more international festivals on October 24: the 39th Virginia Film Festival in the United States and the London Bridge Film Festival in the United Kingdom.
Produced by Footprint Film Production, “Delupi” draws inspiration from the collapse of a flood embankment in the Khulna region and the political turmoil in Bangladesh in 2024.
Released in Bangladeshi cinemas in 2025, the film has also screened at several international festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Karawan Film Fest in Italy.