National Award: “It’s truly humbling and hugely gratifying to win the coveted National Awards” says Ayushmann Khurrana on winning best actor for AndhaDhun National Award: “It’s truly humbling and hugely gratifying to win the coveted National Awards” says Ayushmann Khurrana on winning best actor for AndhaDhun The 66th National Awards were announced today, and among the winners was Ayushmann Khurrana who was awarded in the best actor category for AndhaDhun alongside Vicky Kaushal for Uri – The Surgical Strike. Besides this, Ayushmann’s film AndhaDhun was also award as the best Hindi film which has resulted in a double celebration for the actor. Talking about the win, Ayushmann Khurrana says, “It’s truly humbling and hugely gratifying to win the coveted National Awards. As an artist, I have always tried to back disruptive content that stands out for its quality content. Today’s honour is a validation of my hard work, my belief system, my journey in movies and my reason to be an actor in the first place. Over and above my personal win, I’m thrilled that both the films that I have done - AndhaDhun and Badhaai Ho have won at the prestigious National Awards. It again validates that people of our country want to see cinema that entertains, that they can cherish, discuss and endorse.” Further talking about the film and its director Ayushmann added, “AndhaDhun is a path-breaking film and Sriram Raghavan deserves all the accolades for creating a new genre of cinema for Indian audiences to enjoy. I have been truly fortunate to be a part of Sriram Raghvan’s vision and congratulate my director for his genius. As an artist, AndhaDhun challenged me and I strongly feel it made me a better actor. With Badhaai Ho again I took up a taboo topic because I believed that people would be ok to see this kind of cinema. I’m glad that a subject like Badhaai Ho also won big today and I congratulate my director Amit Sharma for his breakthrough script that became a talking point in every household. It was a pleasure to collaborate with a forward thinking creative mind like him and again disrupt the stereotyped notions of what Hindi cinema should be.” Concluding his vote of thanks for being adjudged as the best actor, Ayushmann dilated his future road map saying, “I will continue on this journey to discover and back cinema that truly stands apart and brings people back into the theatres.” https://ift.tt/2KHVbZM