Talented actress Rokeya Prachi will be awarded in the category of ‘Best Co-actor’ award, while the child artiste Sheikh Maruf will receive the ‘Best Child actor’ award in the two -day long ‘Nez International Film Festival’ (NIFF) in Kolkata for their brilliant performance in the film ‘Gariwala’ (The Cart Driver). Directed by young filmmaker Ashraf Shishir, the film has also been nominated for ‘Best Film’ award.
On September 25, the film ‘Gariwala’ will be screened at NIFF as opening film, and the award giving ceremony will be held on closing day, on Sept 26.
On the other hand, ‘Gariwala’ will participate in ‘Davis International Film Festival’ (Sept 19- 26) and ‘Efferson State Flixx Festival’ (Sept 24-28) in California, ‘Summer Slam Film Festival’ (Sept 26-27) in Texas, USA.
 To note, recently, director Ashraf Shishir won the title of  ‘Best Director of Feature Film’, while Kabbo and Shaikh Maruf were nominated for ‘Best Young Artist’ category in ‘CineRockom International Film Festival’ (CIFF), which was held at Beverly Hills Plaza Hotel, California in USA, from September 1 to 7. The film also grabbed three best awards in three categories—Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Role and Best Child Role, in North Carolina World Film Festival, where Rokeya Prachi was nominated for Best Actress award in the Florida Film Festival this year.  
Till now, the film participated in a total number 53 international film festival of 18 countries including ‘The Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival’ of Italy, ‘Angkor Wat International Film Festival 2015’ and ‘Rafi Peer International Film Festival 2014’ (RPIFF)’ in Lahore, ‘4th Athens International Digital Film Festival’  (AIDFF) in 2014 in Greece.
The film features a story of the indomitable dream of two young brothers, Habil and Kabil. Their mother works at a rice mill despite severe illness, while the father is a rickshaw-puller, who has been missing for 2 years. They wander about the village all day and even with their mother’s disagreement, race ‘bearing cars’ in the field; but they do not own such a car. One day, they sell water lilies to buy old bearings, make their own car and win the race. In the city, Habil discovers their father with his new family. One stormy night, they find their mother half-dead and rush her to the hospital in the forbidden car. Fearing their increased suffering, Habil keeps father’s reality a secret. Besides, Rokeya Prachi, the film also stars Raisul Islam Asad, Masud Aziz, Imran, Saki Farzana and others. l