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Benjamin Daimary
Indian actor (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Daimary (born 28 July 2000) is the first openly gay Indian actor to win a national film award. He got the Jury's special award for his role in the Assamese film Jonaki Porua (Fireflies) in 2021.[1] He also received the best actor award at the Asian Queer Film Festival in 2020.[2]
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Benjamin was born in Goreswar town of Baksa district, Assam.[3] Parallel to acting, he is working as a make up artist in Assamese fashion industry.
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Personal life
He is openly gay and his family is supportive of him. He is currently residing in Mumbai and pursuing his acting career there.[5]
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