Director Atlee took to social media on Saturday to congratulate Shah Rukh Khan for winning the National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the actioner, Jawan. Atlee also congratulated singer Shilpa Rao for bagging the award for the film’s song, ‘Chaleya’, saying that it makes him “happy and emotional”.
Taking to X, Atlee said, “Feeling blessed, Shah Rukh sir. I’m super happy that you’ve got the national award for our movie Jawan. It feels very emotional and inspiring to be part of your journey. Thank you for trusting me and giving this film, sir. It’s just my first love letter to you; a lot more to come, sir. Thank you, Gauri Khan ma’am, and Red Chillies Entertainment for giving this film to us.”
He also thanked his direction team and mentioned Anirudh’s music for the film. “Congratulations for the ‘Chaleya’ song. Super, super, super happy for Shilpa Rao to get one more national award for Jawan. I feel so, so happy and emotional.”
The filmmaker called it his life’s “most important moment”. “Shah Rukh sir being near you itself is a great blessing, sir. As a fanboy, working with you and making a film and presenting it in a mass mode of SRK, sir, is a pure, pure blessing from God, and finally, God is so kind to give us back the greatest moment in our life. Can’t ask for more, sir. This is more than enough for me,” Atlee wrote in conclusion.
At the 71st National Film Award Shah Rukh shared the honour for Best Actor in a Leading Role with Vikrant Massey as Rani Mukerji won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Ashutosh Gowariker, director of Swades, headed the Jury for Feature Films for the awards.
