Rasika Dugal, Gulshan Devaiah’s Little Thomas get 3 nominations at NYIFF 

CJ Desk

Actors Rasika Dugal and Gulshan Devaiah’s film Little Thomas produced by Anurag Kashyap has been nominated in the best actor, actress, and director category in the upcoming 25th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).The leads of Little Thomas, Rasika and Gulshan, have earned nominations in the acting categories, while the film’s director, Kaushal Oza, has also bagged a nomination for his feature debut. 

Rasika Duggal, who plays Jessie Miranda in Little Thomas, said that she is “delighted” to be nominated for the comedy-drama, which follows the efforts of a seven-year-old boy to bring his parents together and have a little brother. Kaushal Oza, who had previously collaborated with Kashyap on That Girl in Yellow Boots and Shaitan, expressed his excitement about returning to NYIFF after the world premiere of his short film The Miniaturist of Junagadh at the festival.

I am grateful that the work is being noted and appreciated, and I am looking forward to the response of the audience when the film is screened at the festival. Audiences at film festivals are discerning, and it is always wonderful to receive their view of the work” 

— Rasika Dugal 

I am excited and happy with the nomination that the NYIFF jury has considered me for as the Best Actor for Little Thomas. Looking forward to the festival and also yes, hoping to win the Best Actor award” 

— Gulshan Devaiah