Not long ago, we reported that Ajay Devgn took home the Best Actor award last year for his performance in one of the last releases before the pandemic Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, a historical drama inspired by real life events. The actor recently attended the prestigious 68th National Awards ceremony held in Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan amid dignitaries and politicians. He was presented with the award and certificate by none other than our Honorable President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu.
Ajay Devgn attends the prestigious 68th National Awards ceremony; receives the award from the honorable president of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu
Speaking of the National Awards, Ajay Devgn received Best Actor and Best Popular Movie for Healthy Entertainment for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. The film, which is also directed by Ajay himself, featured the actor in the titular character with his real-life wife Kajol also playing his real-life wife and Saif Ali Khan playing the antagonist role. The actor’s performance was highly appreciated by both the public and critics, and now he had received the prestigious National Award for the third time. He posted the video with the caption: “Not counting the victories or the blessings, I just feel grateful for it. The most important thing is your love. I share this victory with all of you ???? Honored to receive my awards from the President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu @presidentofindia @official.anuragthakur.”
Referring to his third National Award, Ajay shared about this honor on social media and posted a video. In the video, he has also added stills from the other films for which he has received National Awards. It includes his 1998 release Zakhm which also starred Pooja Bhatt and Sonali Bendre, as well as another historical drama, The Legend of Bhagat Singh in 2002, in which he was featured in the titular character. The film tells the story of one of India’s most respected freedom fighters.
On the movie front, Ajay Devgn is currently gearing up for the release of Drishyam 2, a sequel to his 2015 super hit thriller. The film stars him alongside Shriya Saran, Tabu, Ishita Dutta and is a remake of the Malayalam film of the same name which came out in 2021. The Hindi version is expected to hit theaters on November 18.
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