Benjamin Daimary, an actor from Assam, has been nominated for the 12th Indian Film Festival in Melbourne, which will take place in 2021.

Benjamin Daimary has been nominated for Best Actor in an Assamese Film for his role in Jonaki Porua.

Along with actor Harish Khanna, he has been nominated. For his film God on the Balcony, Khanna has been nominated.

Benjamin Daimary is notable for being India’s first homosexual actor to be nominated for an award at the Melbourne Indian Film Festival.