Sai Pallavi Shares The One Special Reason She Wants To Win A National Award: 'I Thought Marriage Was Next...'

Sai Pallavi made headlines last year when she missed out on the National Award for Best Actress, despite widespread belief that she was a strong contender.

Sai Pallavi admitted that she did hope to win the award—but for a heartwarming reason.

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Sai Pallavi made headlines last year when she missed out on the National Award for Best Actress, despite widespread belief that she was a strong contender. In a conversation with Galatta Plus, the Thandel star admitted that she did hope to win the award—but for a heartwarming reason.

Sai Pallavi shares why she wants to win a National Award

Sai Pallavi shared in the interview that she had always dreamed of winning a National Award, as it would give her the perfect occasion to wear a special saree gifted by her grandmother. She said, “I’ve always wanted a National Award because when I was around 21 years old, my granny gave me a saree and said, wear this for your wedding. That time she was very sick and had undergone surgery. So that time I thought marriage was next, I hadn’t done my first film yet. As I was nearing 23-24 I did Premam.”

Sai Pallavi shared why winning the award holds special meaning for her, saying, “Then I thought, okay, someday I’ll win some big award. That time, the National Award was the big award. So, for me, the National Award is directly connected to the saree. Whether I hope for it or the pressure is there, it’s only as far as this. But honestly, if people are able to feel what my character feels on-screen, that’s my job, and that’s enough. Whatever comes after that is just a bonus for me to feel good. I value this a little more than that.”

Sai Pallavi movies

Following ‘Gargi’, Sai Pallavi continued her success streak with ‘Amaran’ and ‘Thandel’ in Tamil and Telugu. In ‘Amaran’, she played an army officer’s wife opposite Sivakarthikeyan, while ‘Thandel’ featured her as the estranged lover of a fisherman who unintentionally drifts into Pakistani waters. She is now set to make her Bollywood debut alongside Junaid Khan and will also star in ‘Ramayana’ with Ranbir Kapoor.