Benjamin Daimary
Benjamin Daimary 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 in 2021. He also received the best actor award at the Asian Queer Film Festival in 2020.
Benjamin was born in Goreswar town of Baksa district, Assam. Parallel to acting, he is working as a make up artist in Assamese fashion industry.