Dinara PunchihewaSri Lanka’s actress Dinara Punchihewa is among the prestigious Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30 Asia” entertainment and sports list. The Forbes in its feature said the 29 year old Dinara Punchihewa burst on the Sri Lankan cinema scene in 2018 by writing, acting and directing her own short film Maala, which was screened at international film festivals and caught the attention of Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage, who cast her in Gaadi – Children of the Sun (2019). Since then, she has been in four other films. See the full list at https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2024/asia/entertainment-sports. The story appears in the June 2024 issue of Forbes Asia.

Source: Forbes May 18, 2024 07:57 UTC