New Delhi: Ajay Devgn won the Best Actor award for 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior' at the 68th National Film Awards. Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur took to Twitter on Friday morning to inform that the awards will be announced on Friday evening after the jury members handed over their reports to the Ministry. 


Ajay was elated after having won the honour. He shared his excitement about the National award. The actor said, “I’m elated to win the Best Actor Award for 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior' at the 68th National Awards along with Suriya, who won for Soorarai Pottru. I thank everyone, most of all my creative team, the audience and my fans. I also express my gratitude to my parents & the Almighty for their blessings. Congratulations to all the other winners.”


Earlier Ajay's wife and actress Kajol was announced as part of class of 2022 for the Oscar committee, now making the couple's win even more special.


'Tanhaji's director Om Raut also shared his happiness of having won the honour for the film.


"Tanhaji-The Unsung Warrior is my labour of love.  The film had the wholehearted support of Ajay Devgn Sir, who not only agreed to play the lead but also took the efforts to produce it. I’m happy the film has won the Best Film Award for wholesome entertainment at the 68th National Awards."
 
"I also congratulate Ajay Sir for his win as Best Actor in the film. He was Tanhaji in the truest form. This would be incomplete without a special mention for Saif sir whose support has been crucial for the outcome of this film. I would also like to congratulate  Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Sherla who won Best Costume Designer for the same. A film is not a one man show, it is the effort of its entire team, the cast and crew are the pillars of each project. This  award is for each person who worked on  Tanhaji- they are all my unsung heroes. 
I'm happy our film got commercial  success and true appreciation. Awards & rewards are truly heartening.," he added.


Besides Ajay, many others like Suriya, Vishal Dhardwaj, Aparna Balamurali also won big.