Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Vikrant Massey honoured with National Film Award

After over 30 years in the film industry, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan finally received his first National Film Award for Best Actor. On Tuesday, Shah Rukh was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi.

Shah Rukh received the award for his performance in Atlee’s directorial Jawan, which was released in theatres in September 2023. The actor was dressed in a black suit. His manager, Pooja Dadlani, was also present at the event.

The National Film Award winners were announced in August, with Shah Rukh Khan named Best Actor in a Leading Role. After the announcement, SRK had taken to social media to share an emotional video of gratitude for his fans, team, family, and colleagues.

Shah Rukh Khan, who was shooting overseas for his film King, specially flew back to Delhi to attend the 71st National Film Awards ceremony. In King, SRK will be seen sharing screen space with his daughter Suhana. Deepika Padukone is also a part of the film. Recently, Deepika took to Instagram and expressed her excitement about her sixth collaboration with Shah Rukh Khan.

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Vikrant Massey was also felicitated with the National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 12th Fail, based on the true story of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcame immense challenges to clear the UPSC exam and become an IPS officer. A few hours after the announcement in August, Vikrant, in a press statement, expressed his happiness, dedicating the award to “marginalised people.”

“I dedicate this award to all the marginalised people in our society — those who are often looked through, and those who are fighting the socio-economic paradigm of our country every single day,” he shared.

.Rani Mukerji, who bagged her first-ever National Film Award nearly 30 years after entering the film industry, was also honoured. The award, for the Best Actress, was announced for her performance role in Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway.