Rajkummar Rao’s film Srikanth won the Best Hindi Feature Film Award at the 72nd National Film Awards. The biopic is produced by Tushar Hiranandanichronicling the life of visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla, also includes JyotikaAlaya F and Sharad Kelkar Play a key role. Jyothika recently opened up about how excited she was to see her Bollywood comeback project win such a prestigious award.
Jyothika on Srikanth’s triumphant journey
For Jyotika, this victory is significant as Srikanth overcame budget constraints and several other obstacles to reach this milestone. She shared in an interview with News18, “When a film battles against everything from budget to release and still emerges as a winner simply because of its sheer intention, craftsmanship and storytelling, it becomes an emotion for the team. Tushar, Nidhi Hiranandani and T-Series (the producers) made this film outright just to tell the world the most beautiful story of a visually impaired man who challenged society and its norms to become not only a student at MIT but also a successful industrialist and many more things in life “.Jyothika described Rajkumar’s performance in the film as “brilliant” and praised Tushar’s “vision and passion” for a bold story like Srikanth. “I am extremely grateful and proud to play the role of Devika, the wind under Srikanth’s wings,” said Jyothika. This win is particularly meaningful to her for a personal reason. “This role also touched my heart as this is the first Hindi film I have signed after 25 years in Bollywood. This is not only a national award but also an emotion for the team. This will always be etched in our hearts,” she said.
Other winners of the 72nd National Film Awards
Meanwhile, Article 370 won the Best Film award and also won Yami Gautam Dar her first Best Actress award. On the other hand, Kartik Aaryan won the National Award for the first time, sharing the Best Actor trophy with Malayalam superstar Mammootty. Kartik won the title of ‘Chandu Champion’ while Mammootty won the title with ‘Bramayugam’. The Best Director Award was awarded to Rajkumar Periyasamy Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for “Amaran” and “Kalki 2898 AD”.
