New Delhi: The 69th National Film Awards were announced on Thursday (August 24) and Telugu actor Allu Arjun won the Best Actor award for his immensely popular film Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1. Soon after the announcement, a video of the actor celebrating the win was doing the rounds on social media.
The video shows everyone present in the room clapping and rejoicing while Allu Arjun is seen hugging the director of the film, Sukumar for a very long time. The two of them are seen emotionally hugging and congratulating each other.
Allu Arjun's 'Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01' is a Telugu-language action drama film directed by Sukumar. It stars Allu Arjun alongside Fahadh Faasil and Rashmika Mandanna. The first installment in the Pushpa film series, the film depicts the rise of a coolie Pushpa Raj in the smuggling syndicate of red sandalwood, a rare wood that grows only in the Seshachalam Hills of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh state.
Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon wins Best Actress Award
Bollywood actresses Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon won the Best Actress Award for their performances in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Mimi’ respectively.
Released in 2022, 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film also stars Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Jim Sarbh and Ajay Devgn. The film is about Gangubai Kothewali, whose life was documented in the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai written by S. Hussain Zaidi. The film depicts the rise of a simple girl from Kathiawad who had no choice but to embrace the ways of destiny and swing it in her favour.
The comedy-drama ‘Mimi’ is directed by Laxman Utekar. The film is a remake of the 2011 Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy!, it stars Kriti, who opts to be a surrogate mother for a foreign couple. Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar, Manoj Pahwa and Supriya Pathak.
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