National Film Awards 2023: Pankaj Tripathi Dedicates Win To Late Father, Says 'This Is Unfortunately A Period Of Grieving For Me'

Pallavi Joshi And Pankaj Tripathi bagged the Best Supporting Actress and Actor award respectively at the 69th National Film Awards.

Pankaj Tripathi, who is grieving the loss of his father, has dedicated his award to his late father. 

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New Delhi: Pallavi Joshi And Pankaj Tripathi bagged the Best Supporting Actress and Actor award respectively at the 69th National Film Awards. While Pallavi won the award for her film ‘The Kashmir Files’, Pankaj got it for his work in ‘Mimi’. 

The Mili actor, who is grieving the loss of his father, has dedicated his award to his late father. 

He said in a statement: “This is unfortunately a period of loss and grieving for me. If Babuji was around, he would have been really happy for me. When I first got the National award mention, he was very proud and pleased”. 

The actor also congratulated actress Kriti Sanon, who shared the Best Actress Award with Alia Bhatt for her film ‘Mimi’. 

He further mentioned: "This National Award I dedicate to him and his spirit. I’m who I’m today because of him. I’m at a loss of words due to this time but I’m happy and grateful to the team. Kriti also has won the Best Actress, so a huge congratulations to her." 

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.

Other winners

The Best Feature Film award has been given to ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ and the Best Non-Feature Film has been bagged by ‘Ek Tha Gaon’ directed by Srishti Lakhera. ‘The Kashmir Files’ was feted with the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, while ‘RRR’ bagged the Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Allu Arjun has won the award for Best Actor for his stellar performance in the movie Pushpa (The Rise Part I) while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon became joint winners of Best Actress Award for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Mimi’, respectively.

The winners of the 69th National Film Awards were announced at the National Media Centre in Delhi on Thursday.