The winners of the 68th National Film Awards were announced on July 22 in New Delhi. Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn has bagged the Best Actor at the awards ceremony for his historical drama Tanhaji. The movie also bagged the National Film Award for Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment and Best Costume Design as well.
This is Ajay Devgn’s third National Award, he had earlier won it for his films Zakhm and The Legend Of Bhagat Singh.
Several congratulatory wishes poured in for Ajay Devgn for his win. Devgn’s wife Kajol who played a key role in the film, took to social media to express her gratitude. She shared a photo and wrote, “Team Tanhaji wins 3 national awards. So happy and proud ! Best Actor @ajaydevgn Best Popular film providing Wholesome Entertainment @omraut Best Costume @nachiketbarve #TanhajiTheUnsungWarrior”. Her fans too congratulated her in the comments section. A fan wrote, “Congratulations. Truly well deserved!”. Another user wrote, “Sooo proud of you guysss..truly deserved”.
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Devgn also expressed his gratitude towards his team, audience, and family members after winning his third National Film Best Actor award. He said that he was elated to share the honour with Tamil actor Suriya, who won for Soorarai Pottru.
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, directed by Om Raut released on January 10, 2020. It also featured Saif Ali Khan, Kajol, and Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles.
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior happens to be Ajay’s 100th film in his career spanning 30 years. The film managed to emerge as the biggest blockbuster of 2020. On the work front the actor is busy directing his next Bholaa that also features Tabu in pivotal role.
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