Anne Humaima Mallick strong show in BOL has bagged her a nomination in the best actress category at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs), for which Vidya Balan is also in competition for her role in The Dirty Picture. Bol is a superb piece of art by Shoaib Mansoor that shares a lot of emotions and dares the audience to take a deeper look into the Pakistani society. Humaima Malik is very strong in her character and she portrays the agony of her situation and her feelings for her mother without missing any note. Vidya played southern sex siren Silk Smitha in the Ekta Kapoor produced movie, which won her accolades. They are competing alongside names like Korean actress Cho Min-soo (Pieta), Russian actress Darya Ekamasova (Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman) and Philippenes-based Nora Aunor (Thy Womb), according to the official APSA website. India has other nominations too at the APSAs, scheduled in Brisbane Nov 23. Acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap stands a chance to win the prize for achievement in direction for his crime thriller Gangs Of Wasseypur, and Manoj Bajpayee is nominated in the best actor category for the same movie.
