“Excited”, “proud” and “humbled” or even “amused” were the sentiments the winners went through after being conferred essentially the most prestigious film award of the rustic at 59th National Film Awards Thursday.
IANS spoke to winners who couldn’t hide their excitement.
Vidya Balan, who got an award for best actress for “The Dirty Picture”, said : I'M more than pleased and that i feel humbled as it is the top honour for an actor. I wish my entire team of ‘Dirty Picture’ would was here to share the award, but this goes out to the team. It's actually hitting me now.”
Girish Kulkarni, who got the most productive actor award for “Deool,” said: “This is a large day for me, Marathi film industry in addition for the regional film industry, where a more meaningful cinema is being created. There's a good deal of talent that may be making films at par with the sector cinema. I BELIEVE like a kid proud of gifts in my hand. No words to specific the emotions.”
Choreographers Bosco-Ceaser, who won an award for “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, said: “This feeling would almost be like a life-time achievement award. We never thought we might ever get it. This is a stepping stone and motives us to maintain working hard, be more creative and check out our best.”
Ashvin Kumar, who won an award for Best Film on Social Issues for “Inshallah Football”, said: “I am quite amused that the film that was banned and declared unfit for public watching is getting the national award.”
Filmmaker Amole Gupte, whose son Partho won the most efficient child artiste for “Stanley Ka Dabba” along side the forged of “Chillar Party”, said: “I feel very proud that my child gets an award from the vp. This film was made in precisely in the future. There are occasions when kids are made to shoot for hours for a film, and from this film I WISHED to turn that a film will also be shot in exactly four hours too.
Designer Niharika Khan, who won best costume designer for “The Dirty Picture”, said: “I am still in shock and nervous. I didn’t expect it to return my way. This is a great honour and hope I live upto it.”
Beylon Fonseca for who was awarded for “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and “Game” in sound designer and re-recordist of the general mixed track categories, said: “The feeling hasn’t sunk in yet. It feels awesome to have won it for 2 different films very on the subject of my heart. The award is for all the team that has worked with me at the films tirelessly.”
Anand Bhate, who won best male playback singer, said: “It was excellent specially because it was made on legendary Marathi actor Bal Gandharva. Giving voice to the legendary character was great and being recognized at national level is equally delighting. It's special because it was the primary playback singing for me.
Harry Hingorani, who won for best lighting tricks for “RA. One”, said: “It really feels great. Way to everybody who were involved with “RA. One” and worked really hard in this movie. It's once in a life-time opportunity, we would not get it again but will try our greatest to offer the best.”
Actor-producer Sanjay Suri said: I'M really inspired to head at the path being chosen and this award may be a validation of religion. The award goes to the entire individuals who helped make ‘I AM’”. – IANS
