Shah Rukh Khan. File photo: Reuters
It’s a special night for superstar Shah Rukh Khan as he won an award in the ‘Best Actor’ category at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards (DPIFF) 2024 a while back.
SRK was honored for his performance in Atlee’s directorial ‘Jawan’.
In an acceptance speech, he quipped, “Shukriya sari judge ka jinhone mujhko best actor ke liye layak samjha aur bhaut saal ho gaye mujhe best actor ka award nahin mila toh aisa lagne laga tha ki ab milega hi nahin. Mujhe bhaut khushi hai. Mujhe awards bhaut ache lagte hai …main thoda laalchi hu, greedy hu. (I thank the jury who found me worthy of the Best Actor award. I haven’t received the Best Actor award for a long time. It seemed like I did would do I don’t get it again…So I’m extremely happy. I love prizes. I’m a bit greedy)
SRK also expressed his gratitude to the entire team of ‘Jawan’ and the audience.
“I’m genuinely happy and touched that people have recognized the work I put in. An artist’s work isn’t important… all the people around him or her make it all come together… so the hard work of many people are involved in making Jawan and help me win this award. I promise to keep working hard and entertain India and people living abroad. Be it dancing, falling, flying, romance, to be evil, to be a villain, to be a good guy…Inshallah, I will continue to work hard,” said SRK with a big smile on his face.
SRK returned to the silver screen in January 2023 with Siddharth Anand’s ‘Pathaan’. In the film, SRK donned an action avatar and left everyone in awe. The film broke several records at the box office and managed to make its way into the list of one of the highest-grossing films in the Indian film industry. The film was SRK’s first hit after his four-year sabbatical after delivering a series of duds like ‘Zero’ and ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’.
After ‘Pathaan’, King Khan returned to theaters with ‘Jawan’ in September. The film once again featured SRK in an action avatar. The film collected over Rs 1000 cr. at the worldwide box office. It goes without saying that SRK has had a phenomenal year. SRK didn’t stop there.
In December he released ‘Dunki’, which also did good business at the box office.
Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga won the Best Director award for his film ‘Animal’ at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024.
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The grand awards ceremony was also attended by other B-town celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Aditya Roy Kapur, Vikrant Massey, Nayanthara, Shahid Kapoor, Sandeep Reddy Vanga and others.
Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, ‘Animal’ was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2023. However, it was also criticized for its alleged portrayal of misogyny.
The film starred Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in the lead roles.
‘Animal’ revolves around a troubled father-son relationship and has Ranbir in the role of Rannvijay Singh, who takes revenge after an assassination attempt takes place on his father. The film collected over Rs 800 crore at the box office.
Meanwhile, Vanga will direct the next film in which Prabhas plays the lead role.
First print: February 21, 2024 | 12:02 pm IST