Rajkummar Rao’s film ‘Srikanth’ won the Best Hindi Film award at the 72nd National Film Awards. The biopic, directed by Tushar Hiranandaniit tells the life and style of visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla JyotikaAlaya F and Sharad Kelkar in senior positions. Recently, Jyotika spoke about how happy she was to see her comeback project in Bollywood bagging such a prestigious award.
Jyotika on Srikanth’s successful journey
For Jyotika, this success is important as ‘Srikanth’ overcame budget limits and several other hurdles to achieve this. Speaking to News18, he shared, “When a film faces every challenge, from budget to release date, and still succeeds because of its goals, creativity and storytelling, it continues to be a passion for the team. Tushar, Nidhi Hiranandani and T-Series (producers) have made this film straight from their hearts and tell the world a very beautiful story of a crippled or disabled person or troubled. educated and successful in the industry and more.” in life”.Jyotika describes Rajkummar’s performance in the film as ‘brilliant’ and appreciates Tushar’s ‘vision and passion’ for taking on a bold story like ‘Srikanth’. “I can’t thank you enough and I am proud to be Devika’s mentor, the lady who was the wind under Srikanth’s wings,” says Jyotika. There is also a reason why this victory is felt to be important to him. “This role is also close to my heart as the first Hindi film I signed after a gap of 25 years in Bollywood. This is not just a National Award but a team spirit. This will be engraved in our hearts forever,” he says.
Some of the winners of the 72nd National Film Awards
Meanwhile, ‘Article 370’ won the Best Film award and also gave Yami Gautam Dhar his first Best Actor award. Kartik Aaryan, on the other hand, won the National Award, sharing Best Actor with Malayalam blockbuster Mammootty. While Kartik was honored for Chandu Champion, Mammootty won with ‘Bramayugam’. The Best Director award went Rajkumar Periasamy of ‘Amaran’, and ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ bagged the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.