Dananeer Mobeen has won the Best Actress award at the second Eurasian Film Awards, also known as the Diamond Butterfly, for her performance in the Pakistani film Mera Lyari, as reported by Minute Mirror. The ceremony was held in Moscow.
Minute Mirror reports that two Pakistani films, Mera Lyari and Welcome to Punjab, received nominations at this year's competition, and that the ceremony brought together films and artists from different countries to recognise performances and achievements in filmmaking.
According to thecurrent.pk, the film's director, Abu Aleeha, shared the news in a post on social media and said the credit belongs to the film's team.
"When you truly know how to work, Allah grants you honor even if He calls you across seven seas," he wrote, as quoted by thecurrent.pk.
Aleeha described the Diamond Butterfly, which thecurrent.pk reports is worth $250,000, as "the result of a complete team effort". He thanked everyone connected to the film and singled out Ayesha Omar and Waqas Rizvi for special appreciation, thecurrent.pk reports.
