At the 67th National Film Awards announced today, it was revealed that Chhichhore had won the award for Best Hindi film. Now, the director of the movie which is based on a man’s attempt at suicide, has dedicated the award to actor Sushant Singh Rajput who died last year.
“This one is for you Sushant. From all of us at Team Chhichhore! @nadiadwalagrandson @foxstarhindi #SajidNadiadwala,” Nitesh Tiwari wrote on Instagram. The film also stars actress Shradhha Kapoor who also shared the poster on Instagram with a note which said: “Thank you @niteshtiwari22 @nadiadwalagrandson for making me a part of this beautiful film We miss you @sushantsinghrajput @fukravarun @naveen.polishetty @tahirrajbhasin @tushar.pandey @saharshkumarshukla. Thank you National award committee Thank you to the entire team of Chhichhore.”
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
In a statement shared on the official Instagram handle of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, producer Sajid Nadiadwala said: “On behalf of NGE, I dedicate this extremely prestigious award to Sushant Singh Rajput. We can’t get over his loss ever but I sincerely pray that this award gives a little bit of happiness to his family and fans which includes me. And I am tremendously grateful to Nitesh Tiwari for giving us all this very special movie.”
[Image Credit: Press Information Bureau – PIB, Government of India]
ML Entertainment