Vicky Kaushal and Shoojit Sircar dedicate Sardar Udham’s 5 National Awards to Irrfan Khan

Vicky Kaushal starrer 2021 film Sardar Udham emerged a big winner at the recently announced 69th National Film Awards. The Shoojit Sircar directorial garnered 5 awards, second highest after SS Rajamouli’s RRR which won 6. But both the actor and director dedicated all these honours to one man, Irrfan Khan.

Vicky Kaushal and Shoojit Sircar dedicate Sardar Udham’s National Awards to Irrfan Khan

On Thursday, as the winners of National Film Awards 2023 were announced, Sardar Udham bagged 5 awards including Best Hindi film. Apart from that, it also won for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Designer, Best Audiography and Best Production Design. After the magnanimous feat, the film’s leading man and director took to social media to dedicate the awards to Irrfan Khan.

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Shoojit also told Hindustan Times, “All the awards that we have won for the film are shared by the team. We as a team, from producer Ronnie Lahiri to actor Vicky Kaushal, have decided to dedicate this award to Irrfan Khan.”

Irrfan’s connection to Sardar Udham

For the unversed, Irrfan was originally supposed to play the role of the eponymous freedom fighter. However, he passed away in 2020 before he could do the film. Shoojit added, “He was supposed to be part of this film from the start, and it was really unfortunate that he was unable to do so. Wherever he is up there, all the awards are dedicated to him”.

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Vicky stepped in to play the role after the death of Irrfan Khan and received widespread acclaim. He also took to Instagram to dedicate the honours to Irrfan. He wrote, “Congratulations team!!! Honoured and grateful to be a part of #SardarUdham … To Irrfan Sir!” Sardar Udham eventually released directly on OTT in October 2021 and brought Vicky many accolades.

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